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  • Using a Syndromic Approach to Study Health Impact and Risk Factors of Alcohol Intoxication in Reunion Island

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    In Reunion Island, alcohol is the most experienced psychoactive substance [1]. Alcohol consumption is characterized by a massive ingestion of hard liquor and an early experimentation. Health consequences are significant: a high annual incidence of… read more
    … factors. Objective Describe the emergency departments' visits for alcohol intoxication (AI) in Reunion Island and … factors. Objective Describe the emergency departments' visits for alcohol intoxication (AI) in Reunion Island and …
  • Application of a Bayesian Spatiotemporal Surveillance Method to NYC Syndromic Data

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    As technology advances, the implementation of statistically and computationally intensive methods to detect unusual clusters of illness becomes increasingly feasible at the state and local level [2]. Bayesian methods allow for the incorporation of… read more
    … cluster detection [1] to NYC Emergency Department (ED) visits. 4 views Submitted by NSSP_KR_Admin on Wed, … cluster detection [1] to NYC Emergency Department (ED) visits. …
  • Mutual Benefits in Partnerships between Hospital-based and Public Health Department Syndromic Surveillance Systems in Outbreak Detection and Investigation

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    Syndromic surveillance has traditionally been used by public health in disease epidemiology. Partnerships between hospital-based and public health systems can improve efforts to monitor for disease clusters. Greenville Hospital System operates a… read more
    … the emergency departments have approximately 145,000 visits per year. During March 2007 an increase in invasive … the emergency departments have approximately 145,000 visits per year. During March 2007 an increase in invasive … the emergency departments have approximately 145,000 visits per year. During March 2007 an increase in invasive …
  • Inventory of syndromic surveillance systems in Europe by the Triple-S Project

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    Triple-S (Syndromic Surveillance Survey, Assessment towards Guidelines for Europe) was launched in 2010 for a 3-year period. Co-financed by the European Commission through the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers, the project is coordinated by… read more
    … included mortality surveillance systems. Eight site-visits to existing systems are scheduled between June 2011 … by the brief questionnaires. The first 4-day site-visit took place in the United Kingdom (Birmingham and … general practitioners (Q-surveillance, Piper and SISRS), phone calls to help lines (NHS Direct, NHS24), out-of- hours …
  • Evaluating Syndromic Data for Surveillance of Non-infectious Disease

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    Syndromic surveillance data has predominantly been used for surveillance of infectious disease and for broad symptom types that could be associated with bioterrorism. There has been a growing interest to expand the uses of syndromic data beyond… read more
    … this work compares SS and SPARCS data for total ED visits and visits associated with three noninfectious disease … this work compares SS and SPARCS data for total ED visits and visits associated with three noninfectious disease …
  • User-friendly Rshiny web applications for supporting syndromic surveillance analysis

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    The French syndromic surveillance system SursaUD® has been set up by Santé publique France, the national public health agency (formerly French institute for public health - InVS) in 2004. In 2016, the system is based on three main data sources: the… read more
    … in ED (88% of the national attendances), 8,000 visits in SOS Médecins associations (95% of the national visits) and 1,200 deaths (80% of the national mortality) are … in ED (88% of the national attendances), 8,000 visits in SOS Médecins associations (95% of the national …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Evaluation of Influenza Activity in At-Risk Sub-Populations

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    Near real-time emergency department chief complaint data is accessed through Florida’s syndromic surveillance system: Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Communitybased Epidemics-Florida (ESSENCE-FL). The Florida Department… read more
    … (AHCA) captures information about influenza-associated ED visits and is considered complete. The delay in receiving … > 65, pregnant women, and children < 5 by comparing ED visits for influenza and ILI in ESSENCE-FL to historical … (AHCA) captures information about influenza-associated ED visits and is considered complete. The delay in receiving …
  • Using ESSENCE-FL for Situational Awareness after National Reports of Increased Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) Infections with Severe Outcomes, September 2014

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    The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE-FL) receives daily (or bi-hourly) data from 184 emergency departments (ED) from around Florida. Additionally, 30 urgent care centers submit daily… read more
    … Florida, ESSENCE-FL shows increased respiratory illness visits in the school aged population. Previous analyses of … during this sustained yearly increase in respiratory visits, reports of more severe infection caused by … Florida, ESSENCE-FL shows increased respiratory illness visits in the school aged population. Previous analyses of …