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Using Search Volume for Surveillance of Medication Prescribing
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Investigators have used the volume of internet search queries to model disease incidence, especially influenza and general consumer behavior [1]. Our group has used search volume to model interest in FDA safety alerts and adverse drug event… read more -
Using Surveillance Data to Identify Risk Factors for Severe H1N1 in First Nations
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Research has shown that Canadian First Nation (FN) populations were disproportionately affected by the 2009 H1N1 influenza pan- demic. However, the mechanisms for the disproportionate outcomes are not well understood. Possibilities such as… read more -
Using Syndromic Emergency Department Data to Augment Oral Health Surveillance
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Using the chief complaint field from our established syndromic ED system, we developed definitions for potentially preventable oral health visits (OHV) and examined patterns in 2009-2011 data. Under the widest definition, OHV comprised about 1% of… read more -
A Semantic Framework to Improve Interoperability of Malaria Surveillance Systems
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In 2015, there were 212 million new cases of malaria, and about 429,000 malaria death, worldwide. African countries accounted for almost 90% of global cases of malaria and 92% of malaria deaths. Currently, malaria data are scattered across different… read more -
Quantifying Model Form Uncertainty of Epidemic Forecasting Models from Incidence Data
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Uncertainty Quantification (UQ), the ability to quantify the impact of sample-to-sample variations and model misspecification on predictions and forecasts, is a critical aspect of disease surveillance. While quantifying the impact of stochastic… read more -
Transforming Public Health Surveillance Through Open Public Health Information
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Public health practice that prevents, detects, and responds to communicable and noncommunicable disease threats is hindered by poor access to public health data and information. This includes timely sharing of case-based information, respecting… read more -
Surveillance of a Synthetic Cannabinoid Overdose Outbreak using Syndromic & EMS Data
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In mid-2017, the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (a bonafide agent of Kentucky Department for Public Health-KDPH) was alerted by members of KDPH to anecdotal evidence of a possible increase of SynCan (primarily Serenity) overdoses.… read more -
Data Sharing Among Three States in the BioSense Platform during the 2017 US Solar Eclipse
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In 2016, the BioSense Platform for national syndromic surveillance made substantial enhancements including data processing changes, a national ESSENCE instance, and management tools to support diverse data sharing needs. On August 21, 2017, a total… read more