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Accuracy of ICD Codes for Identification: Review of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis
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Administrative data refers to data generated during the processes of health care. These data are a rich source of patient health information, including diagnoses and problem lists, laboratory and diagnostic tests, and medications. Established… read moreActive Surveillance in the investigation and analysis of RVFin WesternandCentralUganda
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Although in E. Africa RVF was initially detected and known to be a disease endermic in Kenya, the people in Uganda were still hesitating wether the disease is already in existence. Following its first detection in 2016 in Humans there was need to… read moreAcute Hepatitis A Infection and Vaccination in the Veterans Health Administration
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Since hepatitis A vaccination became widely recommended in the US in the mid-1990's, rates of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection have steadily declined, however, since 2011, incidence of new cases of HAV appears to be increasing1, often linked… read moreAcute Hepatitis A Infections among Veterans in Outbreak States, 2016-2018
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Although cases of acute HAV have declined in recent years, elevated numbers of HAV infections began to be reported by California and Michigan in the fall of 2016.1,2 Since this time, associated outbreaks have been reported in 9 additional states (… read moreAdolescent prescription opioid misuse, illicit opioid use and overdose
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The number of overdose deaths involving illicit opioids such as heroin and illicitly-manufactured fentanyl (IMF) is now higher than deaths involving prescription opioids. Adolescents misusing prescription opioids are more likely to use heroin.… read moreAn Algorithm for Early Outbreak Detection in Multiple Data Streams
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Current biosurveillance systems run multiple univariate statistical process control (SPC) charts to detect increases in multiple data streams. The method of using multiple univariate SPC charts is easy to implement and easy to interpret. By… read moreAn Analysis of Risk Communication Surrounding Increases in a Polio-like Condition in the U.S.
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In 2014, CDC started receiving an increase in reports of children in the United States with unexplained limb weakness or paralysis (120 total cases). These children were later confirmed by neurology experts to have a rare condition called acute… read moreEliciting Disease Data from Wikipedia Articles
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Traditional disease surveillance systems suffer from several disadvantages, including reporting lags and antiquated technology, that have caused a movement towards internet-based disease surveillance systems. Recently, Wikipedia access logs (e.g.,… read more