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  • A Comparison of Fever Classified Chief Complaints and Diagnoses with Recorded Body Temperatures

    Content Type: Abstract

    The LAC SSS has been in existence since 2004. Currently, the system collects data from over 50 hospitals daily and performs a chief complaint-based syndrome classification analysis of all ED visits. The keyword “fever” is of special interest due to… read more
    … syndrome classification analysis of all ED visits. The keyword “fever” is of special interest due to … syndrome classification analysis of all ED visits. The keyword “fever” is of special interest due to …
  • Quality of Data Used for Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Nearly all of the myriad activities (or use cases) in clinical and public health (e.g., patient care, surveillance, community health assessment, policy) involve generating, collecting, storing, analyzing, or sharing data about individual patients or… read more
    … use cases) in clinical and public health (e.g., patient care, surveillance, community health assessment, policy) … use cases) in clinical and public health (e.g., patient care, surveillance, community health assessment, policy) …
  • Surveillance system of severe influenza cases admitted to the regional ICU,2009-2015

    Content Type: Abstract

    Every year, circulating influenza viruses generate a significant number of deaths. During the 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1), a national non mandatory surveillance system of severe influenza cases admitted to intensive care units(ICU) was set up in… read more
    … system of severe influenza cases admitted to intensive care units(ICU) was set up in France. This surveillance is … system of severe influenza cases admitted to intensive care units(ICU) was set up in France. This surveillance is …
  • Ensuring the Week Goes Smoothly - Improving Daily Surveillance Visualization

    Content Type: Abstract

    Real-time syndromic surveillance requires daily surveillance of a range of health data sources. Most real-time data sources from health care systems exhibit large day of the week fluctuations as service provision and patient behaviour varies by day… read more
    … data sources. Most real-time data sources from health care systems exhibit large day of the week fluctuations as … data sources. Most real-time data sources from health care systems exhibit large day of the week fluctuations as …
  • Using a Bayesian Method to Assess Google, Twitter, and Wikipedia for ILI Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Traditional influenza surveillance relies on reports of influenzalike illness (ILI) by healthcare providers, capturing individuals who seek medical care and missing those who may search, post, and tweet about their illnesses instead. Existing… read more
    … providers, capturing individuals who seek medical care and missing those who may search, post, and tweet about … providers, capturing individuals who seek medical care and missing those who may search, post, and tweet about …
  • Towards Influenza Surveillance in Military Populations Using Novel and Traditional Sources

    Content Type: Abstract

    Influenza-like illness (ILI) remains a significant public health burden to both the general public and the U.S. Department of Defense. Military personnel are especially susceptible to disease outbreaks owing to the often-crowded living quarters,… read more
    … of all ILI-related laboratory specimens and doctor visits for the entire military cohort, a more comprehensive … of all ILI-related laboratory specimens and doctor visits for the entire military cohort, a more comprehensive …
  • Better, Stronger, Faster: Why Add Fields to Syndromic Surveillance? New Jersey, 2015

    Content Type: Abstract

    In New Jersey, real-time emergency department (ED) data are currently received from EDs by Health Monitoring Systems Inc.’s (HMS) EpiCenter, which collects, manages and analyzes ED registration data for syndromic surveillance, and provides alerts to… read more
    … pre-diagnostic chief complaint data from 78 of 80 acute care and satellite EDs. The need for more specific … pre-diagnostic chief complaint data from 78 of 80 acute care and satellite EDs. The need for more specific …
  • Pertussis Surveillance in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in Western United States – 2010-2014

    Content Type: Abstract

    Bordetella pertussis infection (whooping cough) has been on the rise and the most cases in the US since 1955 were reported in 2012 (48,277 or 15.4 per 100,000). Pertussis is highly infectious and can cause serious illness in infants and children as… read more
    … age, we performed pertussis surveillance in Veterans in care at VA medical facilities. Objective To perform … age, we performed pertussis surveillance in Veterans in care at VA medical facilities. Objective To perform …