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Fast and Flexible Outbreak Detection by Linear-Time Subset Scanning
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The spatial scan statistic [1] detects significant spatial clusters of disease by maximizing a likelihood ratio statistic over a large set of spatial regions. Typical spatial scan approaches either constrain the search regions to… read more -
Fever as a Measure for Early Detection of Influenza Outbreaks in the Emergency Department
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Emergency Department surveillance methods currently rely on identification of acute illness by tracking chief complaint or ICD9 discharge codes. Newer generation electronic medical records are now capturing additional … read more -
Fever Detection in Clinic Visit Notes Using a General Purpose Processor
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With increased penetration of clinical information system products and increased interest in clinical data exchange, a variety of clinician’s notes are becoming available for surveillance. Chief complaints have been studied extensively, and… read more -
Focusing Routine Surveillance Activities for Lyme Disease: Investigation of Exposures in Confirmed Cases of Early Lyme Disease
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Over the past seven years, the number of Lyme Disease (LD) cases in Anne Arundel County has more than doubled, from 84 in 2000 to 196 in 2007, which correlates to CDC findings. It is endemic in 10 states, including … read more -
Following the Signal: Use of Social Networking Systems, Hot Lines and Other Techniques for Anthrax and Rash Illness Risk Communication in Connecticut
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The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), like all public health agencies, is constantly challenged by new health threats and emerging diseases. A major responsibility of these agencies is the rapid and effective… read more -
Framework for the Development of Response Protocols for Public Health Syndromic Surveillance Systems
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Although syndromic surveillance cannot serve its intended purpose without the timely public health response launched after aberration detection, the literature is very limited with respect to response to syndromic surveillance… read more -
A Survey of Usage and Response Protocols of Syndromic Surveillance Systems by State Public Health Departments in the United States
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Within the syndromic surveillance literature there are acknowledged gaps with respect to penetration of syndromic surveillance systems and standard or promising practices for response. The lack of adequate data and evidence-based… read more -
Free-Text Processing To Enhance Detection Of Acute Respiratory Infections
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Objective We asked to what extent computerized processing of the full free-text clinical documentation could enhance syndrome detection compared to the sole use of structured data elements from a comprehensive… read more