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Enhanced Epidemiologic Surveillance Efforts for Super Bowl XLIX and Super Bowl related events in Maricopa County, Arizona, 2015
Content Type: Webinar
Presentation starts at 34:15. Super Bowl XLIX took place on February 1st, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. In preparation for this large scale public event and related event activities, the Maricopa County Department of Public… read more -
Assessment of Several Algorithms for Outbreak Detection using Bovine Meat Inspection Data for Syndromic Surveillance: A Pilot Study on Whole Carcass Condemnation Rate
Content Type: Abstract
The majority of farmed animals are sent to slaughterhouses, making them a focal point for potential collection of health data. However, these data are not always available to health officials, and remain under-used for cattle health monitoring. Meat… read more -
Application of Syndromic Surveillance to Describe Gunshot-related Injuries in Houston
Content Type: Abstract
In 2011, injury by firearms accounted for 32,351 deaths (10.4 deaths per 100,000 population) in the United States. This rate was higher than any infectious or parasitic disease (the highest being 2.5 for both viral hepatitis and HIV disease).… read more -
Assessing the Potential Impact of the BioSense 24-hour Rule Using NC DETECT ED Data
Content Type: Abstract
Per a frequently asked questions document on the ISDS website, approximately two thirds of HL7 records received in BioSense do not provide a Visit ID. As a result, BioSense data processing rules use the patient ID, facility ID and earliest date in… read more -
Automated Collection of Electronic Health Record Healthy Weight Data for Surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
Clinical data captured in electronic health records (EHR) for patient health care could be used for chronic disease surveillance, helping to inform and prioritize interventions at a state or community level. While there has been significant progress… read more -
Promoting and supporting wildlife surveillance for zoonotic pathogens in Rwanda
Content Type: Case Study
Rwanda government's leadership in embracing One health approach to mitigate and control infectious diseases can be a huge lesson to other developing countries to do the same with astounding results. Rwanda is a potential country for emerging… read more -
An Innovative Approach to Surveillance Training in the African Region
Content Type: Abstract
Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) is a World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) strategy for strengthening national public health surveillance and response systems in African countries. The strategy… read more -
Surveillance Strategies During Low Ebola Transmission in a District in Sierra Leone
Content Type: Abstract
Port Loko District has had over 1400 confirmed EVD cases during this outbreak. However, transmission declined rapidly in early 2015; by mid-April, a few weeks had passed with no known cases. Simultaneously, reporting of sick persons had plummeted… read more