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R Training for BioSense 2.0
Content Type: Training
The topics covered in this training include an introduction to the R statistical package, downloading and installation of R, data management including importing datasets, generating data subsets, adding new variables, how to generate descriptive… read more -
Visualization in R
Content Type: Training
The topics covered in this training include frequency tables, scatter plots, correlation plots, box plots, panels with multiple plots on the same page, formatting/customizing plots, and lattice and ggplot2 packages for elegant visualization. -
Check! Explore barriers and solutions to data sharing to BioSense 2.0
Content Type: Abstract
The benefits of inter-jurisdictional data sharing have been touted as a hallmark of BioSense 2.0, a cloud-based computing platform for syndromic surveillance. A key feature of the BioSense 2.0 platform is the ability to share data across… read more -
Developing the One Health Approach to Anthrax Control in the Country of Georgia
Content Type: Case Study
Anthrax is endemic and enzootic in Georgia with cases being registered since 1881 with over 2000 foci identified. Since 2005, 439 laboratory confirmed and 211 probable human cases and 190 laboratory confirmed animal cases have been registered. A… read more -
Conceptualising the technical relationship of animal disease surveillance to intervention and mitigation as a basis for economic analysis
Content Type: Journal Article
ABSTRACT SUMMARY This article originates from a research project to develop a conceptual framework and practical tool for the economic evaluation of surveillance. Exploring the technical relationship between mitigation as a source of economic… read more -
Checklist for One Health Epidemiological Reporting of Evidence (COHERE)
Content Type: Journal Article
ABSTRACT One Health is defined as the intersection and integration of knowledge regarding humans, animals, and the environment, yet as the One Health scientific literature expands, there is considerable heterogeneity of approach and quality of… read more -
Modeling Spatial Heterogeneity with Excess Zeroes from School Absenteeism dSata
Content Type: Abstract
Absenteeism has been considered as a potential indicator for the early detection of infectious disease outbreaks in population, especially in primary schools. However, in practice this data are often characterized by an excess of zeros and spatial… read more -
Modelling Based Estimates for Severe Pneumonia and Pneumonia Deaths in Indian States
Content Type: Abstract
The Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group (CHERG) has predicted around 43 million pneumonia cases in India. It is recognized that for huge nation like India, which accounts for 23% of global pneumonia burden, the national estimates may hide… read more