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  • Using Local Toxicology Data for Drug Overdose Mortality Surveillance

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    Although Marin County ranks as the healthiest county in California, it ranks poorly in substance abuse indicators, including drug overdose mortality.1 Death certificates do not always include specific detail on the substances involved in a drug… read more
    … on the substances involved in a drug overdose.2 This lack of specificity makes it difficult to identify public … on the substances involved in a drug overdose.2 This lack of specificity makes it difficult to identify public …
  • A Grid Based Approach to Share Public Health Surveillance Applications - The R Example

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    Currently, there’s little effective communication and collaboration among public health departments. The lack of collaboration has resulted in more than 300 separate biosurveillance systems, which are disease specific, not integrated or… read more
    … and collaboration among public health departments. The lack of collaboration has resulted in more than 300 separate … and collaboration among public health departments. The lack of collaboration has resulted in more than 300 separate …
  • Visualizing Data Quality: Tools and Views

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    Distribute is a national emergency department syndromic surveillance project developed by the International Society for Disease Surveillance for influenza-like-illness (ILI) that integrates data from existing state and local public health department… read more
    … with summarized (aggregated) data which cannot be traced back to the un-aggregated 'raw' data. This and the … with summarized (aggregated) data, which cannot be traced back to the unaggregated ’raw’ data. This and the … with summarized (aggregated) data which cannot be traced back to the un-aggregated 'raw' data. This and the …
  • Assessing the Usage of Dating Sites and Social Networking Sites in Newly Diagnosed HIV Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Harris County, Texas, 2014

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    Internet based technologies are becoming quite prominent among today’s generation due to its easy accessibility through computer or phone devices. Internet’s relative anonymity leads high risk groups to find it easier to meet sexual partners with… read more
    … similar characteristics through dating sites like Grindr, Jack’D, Adams4Adams etc. and mainstream social networking … similar characteristics through dating sites like Grindr, Jack’D, Adams4Adams etc. and mainstream social networking …
  • Relationship Between Baseline Influenza-like Illness Rates And Healthcare Settings

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    The primary goal of syndromic surveillance is early recognition of disease trends, in order to identify and control infectious disease outbreaks, such as influenza. For surveillance of influenza-like illness (ILI), public health departments receive… read more
    … clinics and emergency departments. However, the lack of standardization of these data sources may lead to … clinics and emergency departments. However, the lack of standardization of these data sources may lead to …
  • A Survey of Usage and Response Protocols of Syndromic Surveillance Systems by State Public Health Departments in the United States

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    Within the syndromic surveillance literature there are acknowledged gaps with respect to penetration of syndromic surveillance systems and standard or promising practices for response. The lack of adequate data and evidence-based… read more
    … and standard or promising practices for response. The lack of adequate data and evidence-based policy … standard or pro- mising practices for response [1]. The lack of ade- quate data and evidence-based policy … and standard or promising practices for response. The lack of adequate data and evidence-based policy …
  • Evaluating Pandemic Influenza Surveillance and Response Systems in Developing Countries: Framework and Pilot Application

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    A pandemic caused by influenza A/H5N1 or another novel strain could kill millions of people and devastate economies worldwide. Recent computer simulations suggest that an emerging influenza pandemic might be contained in Southeast Asia through rapid… read more
    … poor communication and transportation infrastructure; and lack of resources to investigate outbreaks could cause … poor communication and transportation infrastructure; and lack of resources to investigate outbreaks could cause … poor communication and transportation infrastructure; and lack of resources to investigate outbreaks could cause …
  • Role of continuous monitoring on performance of surveillance systems in military populations in resource-limited settings

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    Timeliness of information has a key role in disease reporting, and may be easily impaired by several factors affecting data entry and utilization.1 Regarding data entry, previous studies have shown that monitoring strategies, such as telephone… read more
    … Therefore, we attempted to test the effect of a lack of monitoring on the performance of reporting sites, … Therefore, we attempted to test the effect of a lack of monitoring on the performance of reporting sites, … Therefore, we attempted to test the effect of a lack of monitoring on the performance of reporting sites, …