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Enhancing the BioSense Platform: Findings from an ESSENCE and SAS Pilot Project
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BioSense was launched in 2003 by CDC with its primary aim to establish an integrated system of nationwide public health surveillance for the early detection and prompt assessment of potential bioterrorism-related syndromes or other public health… read more -
Ensuring the Week Goes Smoothly - Improving Daily Surveillance Visualization
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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 -
Epidemic Situation in Ukraine Related to the Quality of Drinking Water
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The World Health Organization (WHO) puts a great emphasis on the study of diseases related to using or consuming poor-quality water and the absence of proper hygiene. Unfortunately, consumption of poor-quality water causes certain diseases in… read more -
Epidemic Situation in Ukraine Related to the Quality of Drinking Water
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The World Health Organization (WHO) puts a great emphasis on the study of diseases related to using or consuming poor-quality water and the absence of proper hygiene. Unfortunately, consumption of poor-quality water causes certain diseases in… read more -
Creating a Universal Data Release Policy Across Programs in a State Health Department
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The introduction of electronic health systems has led to easier collation, compilation, and analysis of data as well as easier access. For data to be put to be impactful use, it must be shared both for research and decision making purposes. Data… read more -
Data Blindspots: High-Tech Disease Surveillance Misses the Poor
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Evidence from over 100 years of epidemiological study demonstrates a consistent, negative association between health and economic prosperity. In many settings, it is clear that causal links exist between lower socioeconomic status and both reduced… read more -
Evaluation of Hepatitis C Surveillance in Washington State
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Hepatitis C is a nationally notifiable viral infection that occurs as a result of parenteral contact with infected body fluids. An estimated 3.5 million persons are currently infected with HCV.1 Infection status is divided into acute (short-term,… read more -
Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Surveillance System (2010-2013) in Enugu State April 2014
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Evaluation of a public health surveillance system is one of the major outputs of the field attachment of the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme.To conduct this activity, the HIV/AIDS surveillance system in Enugu State,… read more