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Primer: Emergency Legal Preparedness Concerning Zika Virus
Content Type: References
This Primer, developed by the Network for Public Health Law and posted on June 5, 2017, outlines major public health concerns underlying Zika virus and discusses legal preparedness and response issues. These include legal issues… read more -
Epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Georgia
Content Type: Abstract
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonotic, protozoal infection that is endemic in Georgia, which commonly affects young children. In recent years, the incidence of VL has increased sharply and the geographic distribution has increased. Recently, VL… read more -
Establishing a National Syndromic Surveillance System among Asylum Seekers
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Most European countries are facing a continuous increased influx of asylum seekers. Poor living conditions in crowded shelters and refugee camps increase the risk for - outbreaks of - infectious diseases in this vulnerable population. In line with… read more -
Estimating spatial patterning of dietary behaviors using grocery transaction data
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Unhealthy diet is becoming the most important preventable cause of chronic disease burden. Dietary patterns vary across neighborhoods as a function of policy, marketing, social support, economy, and the commercial food environment. Assessment of… read more -
Evaluating the application and utility of ESSENCE for early event detection
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In spite of the noted benefits of syndromic surveillance, and more than a decade after it started gaining support, the primary use for syndromic surveillance appears to be largely for seasonal and jurisdictional disease monitoring, event response… read more -
Evaluation of chlamydia and gonorrhea electronic provider reports data quality
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Electronic case reporting (eCR) is defined as the fully or semiautomated generation and electronic transmission of reportable disease case reports from an electronic health record (EHR) system to public health authorities, replacing the historically… read more -
NIST Syndromic Surveillance Test Suite 2015 Edition
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Details about the ONC 2015 Edition certification criteria for Syndromic Surveillance and the related NIST Test Suite were explained previously. We now provide an overview and key information regarding updates to the Test Suite and how it is designed… read more -
Notifiable Disease Reporting among Physicians Practicing in Grenada
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Despite the significance of disease reporting to any health system, Grenada like most countries struggle with underreporting of notifiable diseases by physicians. In order to improve the national disease surveillance system in Grenada, it is… read more