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Utility of Syndromic Surveillance in Detecting Potential Human Exposures to Rabies
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Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) can prevent fatal encephalitis associated with exposure to the rabies virus. However, overuse and inappropriate administration of rabies PEP are common.1 Mandatory reporting of potential rabies exposures… read more -
What’s the Buzz About Arboviral Disease Syndromic Surveillance?
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The Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH) Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section conducts emergency department (ED) syndromic surveillance using the Louisiana Early Event Detection System (LEEDS). LEEDS automatically processes electronic chief… read more -
Visualizing the Local Experience: HIV Data to Care Tool
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Recently signed in Denver, the Paris Declaration demonstrates a collective resolution to end AIDS by continually monitoring these goals. However siloed data and in/out migration results in poor capacity to track population level care indicators for… read more -
Washington State One Health Initiative: A Model Framework to Put One Health in Action
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Motivated by the global One Health movement, the Washington State Department of Health began a strategic effort to form a One Health Initiative for the state in early 2014. Early research on the topic found that many states were working on One… read more -
Washington’s Methods for Analytics Interoperability and Metrics (AIM), Approaches to Data Integration and Dissemination in Population Health
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This year’s conference theme is “Harnessing Data to Advance Health Equity” – and Washington State researchers and practitioners at the university, state, and local levels are leading the way in especially novel approaches to visualize health… read more -
Weather Outlook: Cloudy with a Chance of...— Classification of Storm-Related ED Visits
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Hurricane ‘Superstorm’ Sandy struck New Jersey on October 29, 2012, causing harm to the health of New Jersey residents and billions of dollars of damage to businesses, transportation, and infrastructure. Monitoring health outcomes for increased… read more -
Using Scenarios and Simulations to Validate Syndromic Surveillance Systems
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Whilst the sensitivity and specificity of traditional laboratory-based surveillance can be readily estimated, the situation is less clear cut for syndromic surveillance. Syndromic surveillance indicators based upon presenting symptoms, chief… read more -
Community Perceptions on Integrating Animal Vaccination and Health Education by Veterinary and Public Health Workers in the Prevention of Brucellosis among Pastoral Communities of South Western Uganda
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Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease of veterinary, public health and economic significance in most developing countries, yet there are few studies that show integrated human and veterinary health care intervention focusing on integration at both… read more