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Development of a Custom Spell-Checker for Emergency Department Data
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Emergency department (ED) syndromic surveillance relies on a chief complaint, which is often a free-text field, and may contain misspelled words, syntactic errors, and healthcare-specific and/or facility-specific abbreviations. Cleaning of the chief… read moreDevelopment of a Recurrent Neural Network Model for Prediction of Dengue Importation
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In recent years, mosquito-borne diseases such as Zika, chikungunya, and dengue have become particularly problematic due to global climate change. Rising temperatures and changes in precipitation are considered to be associated with habitat… read moreEnhancing EpiCenter Data Quality Analytics with R
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The EpiCenter syndromic surveillance platform currently uses Java libraries for time series analysis. Expanding the data quality capabilities of EpiCenter requires new analysis methods. While the Java ecosystem has a number of resources for general… read moreDevelopment of Text-Based Algorithm for Opioid Overdose Identification in EMS Data
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Opioid overdoses have emerged within the last five to ten years to be a major public health concern. The high potential for fatal events, disease transmission, and addiction all contribute to negative outcomes. However, what is currently known about… read moreDisease Surveillance System of Bangladesh: Combating Public Health Emergencies
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Disease surveillance is an integral part of public health system. It is an epidemiological method for monitoring disease patterns and trends. International Health Regulation (IHR) 2005 obligates WHO member countries to develop an effective disease… read moreDrug Overdose Trends among Black Indiana Residents: 2013-2017
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Black Hoosiers, the largest minority population in Indiana, make up almost 10% of the state's population, and accounted for 8% of the total resident drug overdose deaths from 2013-2017 compared to whites at 91%. However, a closer look at race-… read moreEarly evaluation of impacts of cold waves and floods during winter 2018 in France
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The Seine River rises at the north-East of France and flows through Paris before emptying into the English Channel. On January 2018 (from 22th January to 11th February, Weeks 4 to 6), major floods occurred in the Basin of Seine River, after an… read moreEffect of climate on Enteric Fever incidence in Ahmedabad, India
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Enteric fever (EF) is a grave systemic infection, which has been controlled quite effectively in developed countries, but continues to be a grave public health concern for India. Environmental drivers such as rainfall, temperature, relative humidity… read more