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Near Real-Time Monitoring of Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance Data During the 2013 Super Bowl and Mardi Gras Events in New Orleans, LA
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The Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH) conducts emergency department (ED) syndromic surveillance using the Louisiana Early Event Detection System (LEEDS). LEEDS automatically processes electronic chief complaint and diagnosis data to identify… read more -
Near-Real-Time Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Nebraska by Using ESSENCE
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CVD is one of the leading causes of death in the US, with 800,000 deaths being linked to CVD every year. Recently, the CDC reported that 1 in 4 of these deaths could be prevented by lifestyle changes, creating healthier living spaces, as well as… read more -
Newborn Hearing Screening: High Risk Populations of Loss to Follow-up in Louisiana, 2007-2011
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Newborn hearing screening prior to hospital discharge is implemented in all states and some U.S. territories. All newborns who fail the hearing screening are encouraged to follow up to get further tests to confirm diagnosis of hearing loss as early… read more -
Newborns with Delayed Hearing Screening Prior to Hospital Discharge: High Risk Populations of Hearing Loss
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Hearing loss is the most common birth defect, occurring at a rate of 1-3 of every 1000 births. The goal of the Louisiana Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (LA EHDI) is to ensure that all newborns are screened for hearing loss so that… read more -
Evaluation of Temporal Aberration Detection Methods in New York City Syndromic Data
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The NYC syndromic surveillance system has been monitoring syndromes from NYC emergency department (ED) visits for over a decade. We applied several aberration detection methodologies to a time series of ED visits in NYC spiked with synthetic… read more -
Evaluation of the Influenza Sentinel Surveillance System in Singapore 2011-2012
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MOH's national sentinel surveillance programme for influenza is part of the WHO international laboratory-based surveillance network to detect the emergence and spread of new antigenic variants of influenza viruses. Virological sample collection is… read more -
Examining the Human Element in Lab Biosafety
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A laboratory biosafety program (LBP) is essential to ensure the health and safety of laboratory staff and the general public from hazardous materials and infectious agents. In the US, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets… read more -
Features of Varicella Outbreak in Primary Schools in an Integrated Syndromic Surveillance System in Rural China
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Since April 2012, an integrated syndromic surveillance system (ISSC) has been established in health facilities, pharmacies and primary schools in two rural counties of Jiangxi Province, China (1). The objective of ISSC is to integrate syndromic… read more