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An Empirical Comparison of Spatial Scan Statistics for Outbreak Detection
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Expectation-based scan statistics extend the traditional spatial scan statistic approach by using historical data to infer the expected counts for each spatial location, then detecting regions with higher than expected counts. Here we consider five… read more -
An Empirical Study of the Effect of Sentinel Sample Size in Syndromic Surveillance Using a Space-Time Permutation Method
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There is limited closed-form statistical theory to indicate how well the prospective space-time permutation scan statistic will perform in the detection of localized excess illness activity. Instead, detection methods can be applied to simulated… read more -
An Enterprise Information Integration (EII) Approach for a Syndromic Surveillance System
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A comprehensive definition of a syndrome is composed of direct (911 calls, emergency departments, primary care providers, sensor, veterinary, agricultural and animal data) and indirect evidence (data from schools, drug stores, weather etc.).… read more -
An Expectation-Based Scan Statistic for Detection of Space-Time Clusters
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The space-time scan statistic is a powerful statistical tool for prospective disease surveillance. It searches over a set of spatio-temporal regions (each representing some spatial area S for the last k days), finding the most… read more -
Carbon Monoxide Exposure V2 - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Content Type: Syndrome
KDHE has updated the exhisting CO Poisoning Surveillance queries. Version 1 can be found here https://www.surveillancerepository.org/carbon-monoxide-exposure-kansas-department-health-and-environment Previously, we were querying for carbon… read more -
ESSENCE Q & A v3.0
Content Type: Webinar
Held September 13, 2018. Aaron Kite-Powell, M.S., from CDC and Wayne Loschen, M.S., from JHU-APL were available during this 60-minute session to provide updates on the ESSENCE platform as well as tips and… read more -
Chlamydia Encounters - Washington State Department of Health
Content Type: Syndrome
- Objective: To monitor clinical encounters for chlamydia infection and disease
- Syndromic surveillance system: ESSENCE
- Data Sources: Emergency department visits, primary and urgent care visits
- Fields…
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Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections in Houston, Texas: An outline
Content Type: Abstract
According to CDC, CRE is used to describe bacteria that are nonsusceptible to one or more carbapenems; doripenem, meropenem or imipenem and resistant to third generation cephalosporins like ceftriaxone, cefotaxime and ceftazidime. These organisms… read more