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Services Oriented Architectures and Just in Time Deployment of Ad-Hoc Health Surveillance Systems: Lessons from Katrina Relief Efforts
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Timely outbreak detection, and monitoring of morbidity and mortality among Katrina evacuees, and needs assessment for better planning and response were urgent information intensive priorities during Katrina relief efforts at… read more -
Short Term Effects of Meteorological Parameters to Respiratory Infections with Fever
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It has been noted since the era of Hippocrates that weather conditions at a specific location can influence the incidence of various infectious and noninfectious diseases. It has also been implied that variations in weather conditions… read more -
Simulation of Correlated Outbreak Signals for Early Aberration Reporting
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The Early Aberration Reporting System was developed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help assist local and state health officials to focus limited resources on appropriate activities of public health… read more -
Situational Awareness Using Web-based Annotation and Custom Reporting
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While early event detection systems aim to detect disease outbreaks before traditional means, following up on the many alerts generated by these systems can be time-consuming and a drain on limited resources. Authorized users at local, regional… read more -
Sneezes vs. Wheezes: Syndrome Definitions for Influenza-like Illness
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During influenza season, the Boston Public Health Commission uses syndromic surveillance to monitor Emergency Department visits for chief complaints indicative of influenza-like illness (ILI). We created three syndrome definitions for ILI to capture… read more -
Real-time surveillance and response system for Ebola and other emerging infections
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Improving surveillance and response is a critical component of the Global Health Security Agenda. While it is impossible to predict where the next Ebola outbreak will occur, it is very likely that another outbreak will occur in the DRC. Of the 20… read more -
Socio-Demographic and Temporal Patterns of Emergency Department Patients Who Do Not Reside in Miami-Dade County, 2007
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Visitors from areas outside Miami-Dade County have the potential to introduce diseases and/or strains of microorganisms circulating in their regions of residence. Immunocompromised and immunonaive travelers are at higher risk of… read more -
Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Tuberculosis in Fukuoka, Japan
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Tuberculosis (TB) has reemerged as a global public health epidemic in recent years. TB remains a serious public health problem among certain patient populations, and is prevalent in many urban areas. The World Health Organization estimates that… read more