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  • Correlation Between Influenza-Like Illness Reported by ILINet and NSSP, Kansas, 2014-2015

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    Influenza is not a notifiable disease in Kansas; patient-level influenza data is not reported to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). Kansas’ primary method of influenza surveillance is the U.S. Outpatient Influenza-like Illness… read more
    … influenza surveillance period (September 28, 2014 through May 16, 2015), 35 health care providers (20 family practice … influenza surveillance period (September 28, 2014 through May 16, 2015), 35 health care providers (20 family practice …
  • Alert-Enabled Application Integrating Data Quality Monitoring for Multiple Sources

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    Data sets from disparate sources widely vary in the number and type of factors which most hamper integrity and timeliness of the data. To maintain high quality data, data sets must be regularly assessed, particularly for those vulnerabilities that… read more
    … any inconsistencies or deviations from normal trends, may be a challenge. An application that can track all those … any inconsistencies or deviations from normal trends, may be a challenge. An application that can track all those …
  • The Public Health Community Platform: Shared Resources For Enterprise Solutions

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    Public health is at a precipice of increasing demand for the consumption and analysis of large amounts of disparate data, the centralization of local and state IT offices, and the compartmentalization of programmatic technology solutions. Public… read more
    … informatics needs differ across programmatic areas, but may have commonalities across jurisdictions. Initial … informatics needs differ across programmatic areas, but may have commonalities across jurisdictions. Initial …
  • Response of the National Biosurveillance Integration Center to the Emergence of Porine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus in the United States

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    The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the first diagnosed case of PEDV in U.S. swine in Iowa on May 17, 2013. PEDV subsequently spread rapidly among the domestic swine herds… read more
    … the first diagnosed case of PEDV in U.S. swine in Iowa on May 17, 2013. PEDV subsequently spread rapidly among the … the first diagnosed case of PEDV in U.S. swine in Iowa on May 17, 2013. PEDV subsequently spread rapidly among the …
  • Localized Surveillance: A Fresh Perspective for Regional Syndromic Surveillance

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    Recent efforts to share syndromic surveillance data have focused on developing national systems, namely BioSense 2.01 . The problems with creating and implementing national systems, such as legal issues, difficulties in standardizing syndrome… read more
    … health departments during planned and unplanned events may be informative to national systems. Objective To outline … health departments during planned and unplanned events may be informative to national systems. Objective To outline …
  • Early Estimation of the Basic Reproduction Number Using Minimal Outbreak Data

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    The basic reproduction number represents the number of secondary infections expected to be caused by an infectious individual introduced into an entirely susceptible population. It is a fundamental measure used to characterize infectious disease… read more
    … outbreaks. However, these methods often require data that may not be readily available at the beginning of an … outbreaks. However, these methods often require data that may not be readily available at the beginning of an …
  • Comparison of Exposure to Risk Factors for Giardiasis Among Endemic and Travel Cases

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    Increasing immigration to Canada coupled with the increasing number of Canadians travelling domestically and abroad is expected to significantly impact the burden of illness due to enteropathogens, including Giardia, in Canada . When estimating… read more
    … factors for contracting giardiasis via domestic travel may be different from those associated with endemic … factors for contracting giardiasis via domestic travel may be different from those associated with endemic …
  • Application of an Innovative Data Analytical Approach to Assessing the Disease Situation during Crises in Somalia, Yemen, and Pakistan

    Content Type: Abstract

    Infectious disease outbreaks during crises can be controlled by detecting epidemics at their earliest possible stages through cost effective and time efficient data analytical approaches. The slow or non reporting is a real gap in existing reporting… read more
    … for electronic databases during the launching phases, and may facilitate assessment of epidemics and outbreak … for electronic databases during the launching phases, and may facilitate assessment of epidemics and outbreak …