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Data Science, Analytics and Collaboration for a Biosurveillance Ecosystem
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After the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense indicated biodefense would include emerging infectious disease. In response, DTRA launched an initiative for an innovative, rapidly… read more -
Detection of a Salmonellosis Outbreak using Syndromic Surveillance in Georgia
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Evidence about the value of syndromic surveillance data for outbreak detection is limited. In July 2018, a salmonellosis outbreak occurred following a family reunion of 300 persons held in Camden County, Georgia, where one meal was served on 7/27/… read more -
Developing Mindful and Targeted Data Visualizations for Diverse Audiences
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Tennessee has experienced an increase of fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses which has been almost entirely driven by the opioid epidemic. Increased awareness by medical professionals, new legislation surrounding prescribing practices, and mandatory… read more -
Developing Phenotypes from Electronic Health Records for Chronic Disease Surveillance
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Chronic diseases, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes), obesity, and hyperlipidemia, are some of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Monitoring disease prevalence guides public health programs… read more -
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 more -
Development 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 more -
Enhancing 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 more -
Development 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 more