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Monitoring of Brucellosis in Agricultural Animals in Ukraine During 2013-2015
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Brucellosis is one of the most widespread zoonosis in the world. Only 17 countries informed WHO that their territory is free from brucellosis. About 500 thousand cases of brucellosis in humans are registered in the world each year. The problem of… read more -
Monitoring the 2016 LA County Sand Fire with Multiple Early Detection Systems
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On July 22, 2016, the Sand Fire began burning in the Santa Clarita Valley of Los Angeles County (LAC), CA. This urban-adjacent wildfire breached the city limits of Santa Clarita (population 180,000). Fueled by record heat and an ongoing exceptional… read more -
Mortality surveillance in the Netherlands: winter 2015/2016 of moderate severity
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The mortality monitoring system (initiated in 2009 during the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic) is a collaboration between the Centre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb) and Statistics Netherlands. The system monitors nation-wide reported number of… read more -
Multidimensional Tensor Scan for Drug Overdose Surveillance
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Drug overdoses are an increasingly serious problem in the United States and worldwide. The CDC estimates that 47,055 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2014, 61% of which involved opioids (including heroin, pain relievers such as… read more -
NBIC and DTRA, An Interagency Partnership to Integrate Analyst Capabilities
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NBIC collects, analyzes, and shares key biosurveillance information to support the nation’s response to biological events of concern. Integration of this information enables early warning and shared situational awareness to inform critical decision… read more -
NBIC Biofeeds: A Digital Tool for Open Source Biosurveillance across Federal Agencies
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The NBIC integrates, analyzes, and distributes key information about health and disease events to help ensure the nation’s responses are well-informed, save lives, and minimize economic impact. NBIC serves as a bridge between Federal, State, Local,… read more -
NBS: A Community-Based Approach to Developing an Integrated Surveillance System
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The NEDSS Base System (NBS) is a web-based, standards- driven, integrated disease surveillance system launched in 2001 and is currently in use in twenty-two public health jurisdictions. Over the past fifteen years, the NBS has grown into a highly… read more -
NEDSS Base System (NBS): Electronic Data Exchange and Workflow Decision Support
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The NBS is an integrated disease surveillance system deployed in 22 public health jurisdictions to support receipt, investigation, analysis and reporting, and data exchange for state reportable conditions. The NBS is governed by the Centers for… read more