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Identifying Persons Who Inject Drugs in Medical Examiner Data in Maricopa County, AZ
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The rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States has increased steadily since 2000. Injection drug use, a practice associated with infectious disease transmission, has likely increased along with this upward trend in drug overdoses. Injection… read more -
Impact of a new diagnoses thesaurus on the French ED syndromic surveillance system
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As part of the French syndromic surveillance system SurSaUDî, the French Public Health Agency (Sant© publique France) collects daily data from the emergency department (ED) network OSCOUR®. The system aims to timely identify, follow and assess the… read more -
Implementation of an Electronic Disease Surveillance System in Guinea, 2016-2018
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The West Africa Ebola outbreak of 2014-2016 demonstrated the importance of strong disease surveillance systems and the severe consequences of weak capacity to detect and respond to cases quickly. Challenges in the transmission and management of… read more -
Epidemic Situation in Ukraine Related to the Quality of Drinking Water
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The World Health Organization (WHO) puts a great emphasis on the study of diseases related to using or consuming poor-quality water and the absence of proper hygiene. Unfortunately, consumption of poor-quality water causes certain diseases in… read more -
Improved Identification and Assessment of Heat-Related Illnesses in Pinal County, AZ
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Extreme heat and related illnesses are a critical concern in Arizona from May to September each year. From 2008 to 2016, Arizona medical facilities had an average of 1,790 emergency visits and 442 hospital admissions for heat-related illnesses (HRI… read more -
Improving Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response Capacity in Guinea, 2015-2018
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The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in Guinea revealed systematic weaknesses in the existing disease surveillance system. The lack of public health workers adequately trained in Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) contributed to… read more -
Improving measles syndromic surveillance via dried blood spot testing in Laos 2016-17
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The Lao PDR is aiming for measles elimination despite ongoing outbreaks of the disease. Outbreak detection in the country relies on recognising cases meeting a set fever and rash case definition incorporated into the syndromic surveillance system… read more -
Improving Public Health Surveillance methods via Smart Home technologies
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Public health surveillance relies on surveys and/or self-reported data collection, both of which require manpower, time commitment, and financial resources from public health agencies and participants. The survey results can quickly become outdated… read more