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  • Map application to the New York state electronic syndromic surveillance system

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    The primary goal of the Electronic Syndromic Surveillance system (ESSS) is to monitor trends in non-specific symptoms of illness at the community level in real time. The ESSS includes emergency department chief complaint data that are categorized… read more
    … the population in that ZIP Code. The fever syndrome visit rates are denoted by three levels of colored dots. In … population in that ZIP Code, and the fever syndrome visit rate (Figure 1). The second component of the … is a weekly statewide display of the fever syndrome visit counts. When requested, statewide fever syndrome maps …
  • Searching for Complex Patterns Using Disjunctive Anomaly Detection

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    Modern biosurveillance data contains thousands of unique time series defined across various categorical dimensions (zipcode, age groups, hospitals). Many algorithms are overly specific (tracking each time series independently would often miss early… read more
    … outbreaks), or too general (detections at state level may lack specificity reflective of the actual process at hand). … outbreaks), or too general (detections at state level may lack specificity reflective of the actual process at hand). …
  • Cost-effectiveness analysis of One Health surveillance strategies for rabies control

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    Rabies control programmes are being implemented across the Philippines, with a number of islands and provinces on track for the elimination of both human and dog rabies [1,2]. In spite of considerable progress in control programmes, costs of post… read more
    … been shown to pose a threat to elimination goals [5]. The lack of formal surveillance is the primary cause, leading to … been shown to pose a threat to elimination goals [5]. The lack of formal surveillance is the primary cause, leading to …
  • Post-disaster Surveillance among State Health Departments in the United States

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    The role of public health in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from emergencies has expanded as a result of the massive impact recent disasters have had on affected populations. Nearly every large-scale disaster carries substantial public… read more
    … a population (e.g., mass casualties and severe injuries, lack of shelter in severe weather), as well as subsequent … a population (e.g., mass casualties and severe injuries, lack of shelter in severe weather), as well as subsequent …
  • Surveillance on Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in East Asia

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    Regional disease surveillance as well as data transparency and sharing are the global trend for mitigating the threat of infectious diseases. The WHO has already played a leading role in FluNet (http:// www.who.int/influenza/gisrs_laboratory/flunet/… read more
    … South-East Asian regions over the last two decades still lack a comprehensive surveillance system in the region [1]. … South-East Asian regions over the last two decades still lack a comprehensive surveillance system in the region [1]. …
  • Using the Emergency Medical Text Processor to Standardize Chief Complaints in Boston's Syndromic Surveillance System

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    Abbreviation, misspellings, and site specific terminology may misclassify chief complaints syndromes. The Emergency Medical Text Processor (EMT-P) is system that cleans emergency department chief complaints and returns standard terms.… read more
    … system receives daily, de- identified patient-visit data from 10 hospital emer- gency departments in the … ceived every 24 hours, and the chief complaint for each visit is categorized into non-exclusive syndrome groups. … EMT-P on a windows 2003 server with a SQL Server 2005 back- end database. In order to use s same database for the …
  • A Semantic Framework to Improve Interoperability of Malaria Surveillance Systems

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    In 2015, there were 212 million new cases of malaria, and about 429,000 malaria death, worldwide. African countries accounted for almost 90% of global cases of malaria and 92% of malaria deaths. Currently, malaria data are scattered across different… read more
    … to retrieve relevant data in a timely manner. Moreover, lack of rich metadata limits the reusability of data and its … to retrieve relevant data in a timely manner. Moreover, lack of rich metadata limits the reusability of data and its …
  • Validation of SyS Data to Inform Surveillance of Health Disparities in Nebraska

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    Achieving health equality is a national priority. The surveillance of health disparities in minority populations is key for the advancement of health equality. However, the need for improvement in documentation of race and ethnicity has been… read more
    … various public health data sets. Currently, due to the lack of reporting of race and ethnicity in HDD, the NDHHS … various public health data sets. Currently, due to the lack of reporting of race and ethnicity in HDD, the NDHHS …