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Investigating a Syndromic Surveillance Signal with Complimentary Data Systems
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From June 4-8, 2015, the New York City (NYC) syndromic surveillance system detected five one-day citywide signals in sales of over-the-counter (OTC) antidiarrheal medications using the CUSUM method with a 56-day moving baseline. The OTC system… read more -
Is There a Need for One Health Surveillance (OHS)?
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As interest in One Health (OH) continues to grow, alternative surveillance infrastructure may be needed to support it. Since most population health surveillance is domain specific; as opposed to OH which crosses multiple domains, changes to… read more -
Key Challenges for Eradication of Poliomyelitis in Ukraine
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the epidemic situation on poliomyelitis in the world is not good. Ukraine is on the list of countries certified by WHO as the territory free of polio, and previously, population coverage with… read more -
CIPARS: A One-Health Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
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AMR has been identified as a global threat to public health. Resistant bacteria and associated genes can move within and between populations of people and animals, making AMR a very complex and contentious issue. Credible, multi-sectoral… read more -
Classifying Supporting, Refuting, or Uncertain Evidence for Pneumonia Case Review
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Characterizing mentions found in clinical texts that support, refute, or represent uncertainty for suspected pneumonia is one area where automated Natural Language Processing (NLP) screening algorithms could be improved. Mentions of uncertainty and… read more -
Combining Text Mining and Data Visualization Techniques to Understand Consumer Experiences of Electronic Cigarettes and Hookah in Online Forums
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Since their introduction to the US market in 2007, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have posed considerable challenges to both public health authorities and government regulators, especially given the debate – in both the scientific world and… read more -
Community Engagement among the BioSense 2.0 User Group
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BioSense 2.0 has become a platform for technical receipt and analysis of syndromic surveillance data for many jurisdictions nationwide, as well as a collaborative effort that has engaged a larger community of syndromic surveillance practitioners,… read more -
Evaluation of Praedico™, A Next Generation Big Data Biosurveillance Application
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The National Strategy for Biosurveillance promotes a national effort to improve early detection and enable ongoing situational awareness of all-hazards threats. Implicit in the Strategy’s implementation plan is the need to upgrade capabilities and… read more