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Sequential Bayesian Inference for Detection and Response to Seasonal Epidemics
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Detection and response to seasonal outbreaks of endemic diseases provides an excellent testbed for quantitative bio-surveillance. As a case study we focus on annual influenza outbreaks. To incorporate observed year-over-year variation in flu… read more -
2003 National Syndromic Surveillance Conference Abstracts
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Preface Effective public health surveillance is essential for detecting and responding to emerging public health threats, including terrorism and emerging infectious diseases. New surveillance methods are being developed and tested to improve the… read more -
A Health Department's Collaborate Model for Disease Surveillance Capacity Building
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Public Health departments are increasingly called upon to be innovative in quality service delivery under a dwindling resource climate as highlighted in several publications of the Institute of Medicine. Collaboration with other entities in the… read more -
A Novel Syndrome Definition Validation Approach for Rarely Occurring Diseases
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Early detection of rarely occurring but potentially harmful diseases such as bio-threat agents (e.g., anthrax), chemical agents (e.g., sarin), and naturally occurring diseases (e.g., meningitis) is critical for rapid initiation of treatment,… read more -
A Piece of the Public Health Surveillance Puzzle: Social Contacts among School-Aged Children
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Timely and effective public health decision-making for control and prevention of acute respiratory infectious diseases relies on early disease detection, pathogen properties, and information on contact behavior affecting transmission. However, data… read more -
A Review of Evaluations of Electronic Event-based Biosurveillance Systems
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EEBS’s that use near real-time information from the Internet are an increasingly important source of intelligence for public health organizations. However, there has not been a systematic assessment of EEBS evaluations, which could identify… read more -
A Survey of Data Recording Procedures at New York City Emergency Departments
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Data is collected daily by the DOHMH from 49 of the 52 NYC EDs, representing approximately 95% of all ED visits in NYC. Variability in data fields between and within EDs has been noticed for some time. Differences in chief complaint (CC)… read more -
A Syndromic Approach to Emergency Department Surveillance for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
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The incidence of and hospitalizations for SSTI have steadily increased over the last decade in the United States, primarily due to the emergence and spread of community acquired Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). The ED is a… read more