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Syndromic Surveillance and Climate Change, a Possible Use?
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This paper assesses the possible interest of using of a syndromic surveillance system based on emergency departments (ED) and crude mortality for monitoring health effects of climate changes (CC). -
Syndromic Surveillance, The First French Experience
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This paper describes the development of a syndromic surveillance system in France. It is based on three different types of data: hospitals (ED visits), GPÃs activities (Sos Medecins), deaths certificates. -
The Feasibility of Using Consultation Diagnosis at Emergency Departments for Syndromic Surveillance
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We conducted a study to examine the suitability of the data collected at the local emergency departments for use in syndromic surveillance. -
The Practicality of Spatio-Temporal Surveillance in a Scottish Health Board
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To explore the practicality of using a spatio-temporal scan statistic within a health board, rather than academic or national setting. -
Using Age & Syndrome to Characterize Epidemic Winter-Seasonal Acute Gastroenteritis
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We describe age- and syndrome-specific emergency department (ED) visit patterns for diarrhea and vomiting associated with periods of confirmed epidemic rotavirus and presumed epidemic norovirus in New York City (NYC). -
Utilisation of Data Derived from a Nurse-Led NHS Access and Information Telephone Helpline (NHS24) in Communicable Disease Management in Scotland
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To compare NHS24 data with a range of laboratory and other surveillance systems to further explore its potential utility in communicable disease management. -
Variation of Chief Complaint-Based Respiratory Symptom Data in One Hospital's Nurse Advice Call Center and Emergency Department
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The objective of this report is to describe the variation of symptoms being detected as respiratory or influenza-like illness (ILI) syndrome using nurse advice call center (NACC) data and emergency department (ED) chief complaint data compared to… read more -
Visits with Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infections Reported to the BioSense System, 2006-2007
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Biosurveillance systems typically receive free- text chief complaint and coded diagnosis data, however this data has limited specificity for notifiable disease surveillance. The Biosense System receives chief complaint and/or diagnosis data from… read more