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Executive Summary of the ISDS DTRA Consultancy Project 2014-2017
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The International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) fills the need for a practical forum and coordinating mechanism for collaboration among subject matter experts (SMEs) from stakeholder groups that may normally not interact but who, when… read moreUpdating syndromic surveillance baselines following public health interventions
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Public Health England's syndromic surveillance service monitor presentations for gastrointestinal illness to detect increases in health care seeking behaviour driven by infectious gastrointestinal disease. We use regression models to create… read moreImproving Timeliness of Georgia Emergency Room Data
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Timeliness of emergency room (ER) data is arguably its strongest attribute in terms of its contribution to disease surveillance. Timely data analyses may improve the efficacy of prevention and control measures. There are a number of studies that… read morePublic Health Impact of Syndromic Surveillance Data—A Literature Survey
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Systematic syndromic surveillance is undergoing a transition. Building on traditional roots in bioterrorism and situational awareness, proponents are demonstrating the timeliness and informative power of syndromic surveillance data to supplement… read moreFarm Biosecurity at backyard poultry of Bangladesh and its role in spread of HPAI
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Bangladesh is a South Asian country with large human and poultry populations which is highly affected with frequent outbreaks of both high and low pathogenic avian influenza since 2007. Very few studies have been carried out to reveal the farm… read moreUsing an Open GIS Framework and Epidemiological Intelligence for Dengue Surveillance
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In the 2015 dengue outbreak in Taiwan, 43,784 people were infected and 228 died, making it the nationâs largest outbreak ever. Facing the increasing threat of dengue, the integration of health information for prevention and control of outbreaks… read moreIn-Country Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance Review, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, 2017
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Nigeria is the only polio endemic country in Africa. Four (4) WPV1 cases were confirmed in 2013 after two years of silence. Nigeria has a strong polio programme characterized by innovative and forward driven strategies, despite several challenges of… read moreAdvanced Visualization and Analysis of Data Quality for Syndromic Surveillance Systems
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Effective clinical and public health practice in the twenty-first century requires access to data from an increasing array of information systems. However, the quality of data in these systems can be poor or âunfit for use.â Therefore measuring… read more