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An Integrated System for Enteric Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Detection
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The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), in collaboration with Yale Emerging Infections Program (EIP), receives funding to particpate in the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) and Foodborne Disease Centers for… read more -
Analysis of Healthcare Seeking Behavior
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Healthcare seeking behavior is important to understand when interpreting public health surveillance data, planning for healthcare utilization, or attempting to estimate or model consequences of an adverse event, such as widespread water… read more -
Anthropology and Ecohealth Research in Control of Diseases for Pastorals in Tanzania
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The burdens of poverty and disease continue to affect the livelihoods of pastoralists in Tanzania. Their knowledge of seasons and the ecosystems has evolved over years to manage human and animal health problems, including food insecurity. But, both… read more -
An Exploration of the H1N1 Outbreak in Champaign and Urbana Elementary Schools
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Champaign and Urbana, Illinois are considered twin cities that share the University of Illinois. Due to different geographic recruitment procedures, Champaign and Urbana public elementary schools offer a particularly novel opportunity to examine the… read more -
Assessing the Work Practices and Information Needs of Disease Investigators
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Investigation of cases, clusters, and outbreaks of infectious disease is a complex process requiring substantial support from protocols, distributed and cooperative work, and information systems. We set out to identify public health information… read more -
Assessment of National Poison Data System Algorithms to identify Public Health Events
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NPDS is a near real-time surveillance system and national database operated by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. NPDS receives records of all calls made to the 55 regional US poison centers (PCs). The Centers for Disease Control… read more -
Using Syndromic Surveillance to Rapidly Describe the Early Epidemiology of Flakka Use in Florida, June 2014 – August 2015
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Syndromic surveillance has historically been used to track infectious disease, but in recent years, many jurisdictions have utilized the systems to conduct all hazards surveillance and provide situational awareness with respect to previously… read more -
Using Syndromic Surveillance to Enhance Arboviral Surveillance in Arizona
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Arizona is facing multiple public health threats from arboviral diseases. State and local public health departments are monitoring two mosquito-borne outbreaks within its borders and two in adjacent territories. To prevent transmission, viremic… read more