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  • Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: This definition is used to identify visits of congenital syphilis in patients ages 4 years old and younger. Congenital syphilis is a condition caused by infection with Treponema pallidum in utero or at the time… read more
    … New or Revised Definition: New Definition Date Added to ESSENCE: August 2025 Use-Cases for Definition: Case-finding: … definition for congenital syphilis currently available in ESSENCE. CDC wants to use emergency department data to …
  • Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose:The purpose of this definition is to capture potential emergency department visits related to asthma.How it works:The Chief Complaint Discharge Diagnosis (CCDD) parsed field is used to query both the… read more
    … New or Revised Definition: New Definition Date Added to ESSENCE: (Date) Definition Description: Designed to capture … Chief Complaint Query Validation dataset (CCQV) in ESSENCE. Definition Fields and Structure: The Chief …
  • Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: Acquired syphilis is an infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum that is most commonly transmitted via sexual contact. Syphilitic infections progress through multiple stages, alternating between… read more
    … New or Revised Definition: New Definition Date Added to ESSENCE: August 2025 Acquired Syphilis v1 Definition … definition for acquired syphilis available in ESSENCE. Data Source During Development: Emergency …
  • Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: This definition intends to capture emergency department visits for asthma with acute exacerbation, asthma attacks, bronchospasm, status asthmaticus, and severe asthma.How it was developed: read more
    … New or Revised Definition: New Definition Date Added to ESSENCE: July 2025 Definition Description: Previously, … Chief Complaint Query Validation dataset (CCQV) in ESSENCE. Development Methods: The CDC National Syndromic …
  • Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits related to Pertussis (Pertussis v2 CCDD Parsed) and diagnosed with Pertussis (… read more
    … Tables are available in the attached fact sheet. ESSENCE syntax for CCDD Parsed Free Text Field, Pertussis v2 … Definition: Revision of CDC Pertussis v1 Date Added to ESSENCE: May 2025 Use-Cases for Definition: Case-finding: …
  • Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits related to Measles.How it works:The definition uses both chief… read more
    … to Measles. New or Revised Definition: New Date Added to ESSENCE: January 2019 Data Source During Development: Chief …
  • Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for heat-related illness.Definition description: The Heat… read more
    … Definition: Revision of Heat-Related Illness v1 Added to ESSENCE: April 2019 Definition Description: The Heat-Related …
  • Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: The purpose of this definition is to assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in detecting and monitoring trends of suspected sex trafficking among emergency departments… read more
    … New or Revised Definition: New Definition Date Added to ESSENCE: July 11, 2023 Development Methods: CDC subject …