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Increase in Adverse Health Effects Related to Synthetic Cannabinoid Use
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Synthetic cannabinoids include various psychoactive chemicals that are sprayed onto plant material, which is then smoked or ingested to achieve a “high.” These products are sold under a variety of names (e.g., synthetic marijuana, spice, K2, black… read more -
Injury Surveillance with District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2)
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Injuries are a major but neglected global public health problem. In the low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), the problem is particularly acute due to disproportionately high incidence of injuries. Most of these injuries are preventable with… read more -
Integrating R into ESSENCE to Enable Custom Data Analysis and Visualization
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The use of R is increasing in the public health disease surveillance community. The ISDS pre-conference workshops and newly formed R Group for Surveillance have been well attended and continue to grow in popularity. The use of R in the National… read more -
Interest of Prospective Spatio-Temporal Analysis from ED Data to Detect Unusual Health Events
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Many syndromic surveillance systems use spatio-temporal analysis to detect local outbreaks such as gastrointestinal illnesses and lower respiratory infections. In Reunion Island, the syndromic surveillance system is based mainly on ED visits.… read more -
Interplay of Socio-Cultural and Environmental Factors on Microbial Contamination of Food in Samaru, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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In most disadvantaged communities in Northern Nigeria, adolescent girls engage in economic activities so that they can save money for household items to be bought for them when they are given out for marriage. These girls right from before they… read more -
Investigating a Syndromic Surveillance Signal with Complimentary Data Systems
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From June 4-8, 2015, the New York City (NYC) syndromic surveillance system detected five one-day citywide signals in sales of over-the-counter (OTC) antidiarrheal medications using the CUSUM method with a 56-day moving baseline. The OTC system… read more -
Is There a Need for One Health Surveillance (OHS)?
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As interest in One Health (OH) continues to grow, alternative surveillance infrastructure may be needed to support it. Since most population health surveillance is domain specific; as opposed to OH which crosses multiple domains, changes to… read more -
Key Challenges for Eradication of Poliomyelitis in Ukraine
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the epidemic situation on poliomyelitis in the world is not good. Ukraine is on the list of countries certified by WHO as the territory free of polio, and previously, population coverage with… read more