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Using Evaluation to Inform the BioSense Platform: Results from a 2018 Survey
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Since 2015, CDCâÂÂs Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance staff have conducted evaluations to provide information on the utility, functionality, usability and user satisfaction associated with the National Syndromic Surveillance… read more -
Using probabilistic matching to improve opioid drug overdose surveillance, New Jersey
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The opioid drug overdose crisis presents serious challenges to state-based public health surveillance programs, not the least of which is uncertainty in the detection of cases in existing data systems. New Jersey historically had slightly higher… read more -
Using State and National Surveillance Systems during World Equestrian Games in NC
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North Carolina hosted the 2018 FEI WEG in Polk County at the Tryon Equestrian Center in September 2018. Polk County, located in the Mountain region of Western North Carolina, is home to 20,357 people, and the population is widely distributed. Event… read more -
Using Syndromic Surveillance and Climatic Data to Detect High Intensity HFMD Seasons
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Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a highly infectious disease common among early childhood populations caused by human enteroviruses (Enterovirus genus).1 The enteroviruses responsible for HFMD generally cause mild illness among children in the… read more -
Using Syndromic Surveillance Data to Aid Public Health Actions in Tennessee
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Syndromic surveillance data is typically used for the monitoring of symptom combinations in patient chief complaints (i.e. syndromes) or health indicators within a population to inform public health actions. The Tennessee Department of Health… read more -
Using Syndromic Surveillance Data to Study the Impact of Media Content on Self-harm
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In 2016, a half million people were treated in U.S. emergency departments (EDs) as a result of self-harm. 1 Not only is self-harm a major cause of morbidity in the U.S., but it is also one of the best predictors of suicide. Given that approximately… read more -
French National Health Insurance Information System for Malaria Surveillance
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The estimated incidence of imported malaria in France is about 4,000 cases per year (1). The epidemiological surveillance of malaria in France is mainly based on a hospital laboratory surveillance network, which captures around 50% of cases. There… read more -
Using Syndromic Surveillance to Classify and Capture Non-Fatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
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This study uses data from the New Jersey syndromic surveillance system (EpiCenter) as a data source to enhance surveillance of current non-fatal occupational injuries, illnesses, and poisonings. EpiCenter was originally developed for early detection… read more