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Development of Mental Health Classification Related to Severe Weather Events
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Real-time emergency department (ED) data are currently received from 78 of 80 New Jersey acute care and satellite EDs by Health Monitoring Systems Inc.’s (HMS) EpiCenter system. EpiCenter collects, manages and analyzes ED registration data for… read more -
Development of National Disability Surveillance System in Sri Lanka
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A major drawback in disability prevention and rehabilitation in Sri Lanka is the lack of complete, accurate and timely data. National disability surveys conducted as a part of the decennial census lack complete and scientifically accurate… read more -
Development of the Multiplex PCR for Detection of the DNA-Contained Emergent Diseases Agents in Pigs (African Swine Fever, Aujeszky Disease, Circoviral Disease)
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African swine fever virus (ASFV), pseudorabies virus (Aujrszky’s disease virus, ADV) and porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2) are some of the most dangerous DNA viruses causing high amounts of morbidity and mortality in commercial and backyard pig… read more -
Digital Disease Detection Dashboard: Rapid Detection & Outbreak Management Tool
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Booz Allen Hamilton is developing a novel bio-surveillance prototype tool, the Digital Disease Detection Dashboard (D4) to address the questions fundamental to daily biosurveillance analysis and decision making: is something unusual happening (e.g… read more -
Digital Sources of Food Purchasing Data for the Surveillance of Dietary Patterns
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In Canada, the economic impact of unhealthy eating is estimated at $6.3 billion annually and in the US the estimated cost is $87 billion. Despite the critical need to identify effective diet-related interventions through empirical evaluation, public… read more -
Disaster Public Health Surveillance Response Systems in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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The October 2010 eruption of Mt Merapi (the most active volcano in the Indonesia that erupts at 5-years intervals) claimed 141 lives, injured 453 people and displaced at least 278,000 people. This geological event became a disaster as national and… read more -
Documenting the Missed Opportunity Period for Influenza Vaccination in Office-based Settings
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Missed opportunities for influenza vaccination in office-based settings occur when patients (who are inclined to accept influenza vaccination if a provider recommends it) remain unvaccinated after a fall/winter healthcare visit. Healthcare providers… read more -
Dry Climate as a Predictor of Chagas; Disease Irregular Clusters: A Covariate Study
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Chagas’ disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is spread mostly by Triatominae bugs. High carbon dioxide emission and strong infra-red (IR) radiation are indicative of their presence. Periods of low atmospheric water saturation favor… read more