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Fast Multidimensional Subset Scan for Outbreak Detection and Characterization
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The multivariate linear-time subset scan (MLTSS) extends previous spatial and subset scanning methods to achieve timely and accurate event detection in massive multivariate datasets, efficiently optimizing a likelihood ratio statistic over… read more -
Flu Near You: An Online Self-reported Influenza Surveillance System in the USA
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The emergence of new influenza strains including H1N1, H5N1, H3N2v as well as other respiratory pathogens such as SARS, along with generally weak information about household and community transmission of influenza, enforce the need for augmented… read more -
Assessing the distribution and drivers of vaccine hesitancy using medical claims data
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In the United States, surveillance of vaccine uptake for childhood infections is limited in scope and spatial resolution. The National Immunization Survey (NIS) - the gold standard tool for monitoring vaccine uptake among children aged 19-35 months… read more -
Framing the Use of Social Media Tools in Public Health
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User-generated content enabled by social media tools provide a stream of data that augment surveillance data. Current use of social media data focuses on identification of disease events. However, once identification occurs, the leveraging of social… read more -
FSWs Typology and Condoms Use Among HIV High Risk Groups in Sindh, Pakistan: A Developing Country Perspective
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HIV is growing rapidly worldwide resulting in estimated 34 million population. Recently, its epidemic has spread in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and most parts of Asia. According to Antenatal sero surveillance study conducted in 2011 by… read more -
Fusion Analytics: A Data Integration System for Public Health and Medical Disaster Response Decision Support
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Fusion Analytics is the data integration system developed by the Fusion Cell at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). Fusion Analytics meaningfully augments… read more -
Geographical Information Systems: A Tool to Map and Analyze Disease Spread
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Spatial methods are an important component of epidemiological research motivated by a strong correlation between disease spread and ecological factors. Our case studies examine the relationship between environmental conditions, such as climate and… read more -
HIV Surveillance in India: An Overview & Implications for Future
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Surveillance of risky behaviors of HIV infection and its manifest diseases has provided a better understanding of the complex nature of the HIV epidemic in India. However, little attempt is made to analyze progress of these surveillance activities… read more