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Cutaneous Anthrax surveillance by Person, Place, and Time in Georgia (2008-2013)
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Cutaneous anthrax is endemic in Georgia. The EIDSS program captures notifications from 72 municipal public health centers. It links urgent notification, case investigation data, and laboratory data on an online basis. Eleven virulent and 4 non-… read more -
Demographic Health Analysis by Incorporation of Census Data with Patient Records
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Electronic disease surveillance canonically represents analysis performed on health records with respect to their syndromes, complaints, lab data, etc. This data can tell the story of a patient’s current status but does not provide a holistic look… read more -
Design and Implementation of an Emergency Department (ED) Based Rapid HIV Screening Program
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In 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia estimated that approximately 1 million people in the United States were living with HIV/AIDS, and that approximately 25% of these were undiagnosed and unaware of their… read more -
Detecting Outbreaks in Time-Series Data with RecentMax
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We implemented the CDC EARS algorithms in our DADAR (Data Analysis, Detection, and Response) situational awareness platform. We encountered some skepticism among some of our partners about the efficacy of these algorithms for more than the simplest… read more -
Determining Disease Load through the National Health Information System in Pakistan
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Before the launch of standard National Health Information System (NMHIS) in 2000, there had been acute paucity of reliable and timely health information in Pakistan. Health Departments had no choice than to resort to estimates or carry expensive… read more -
Developing a Guidance Document to Improve Public Health Surveillance during Disasters
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During all phases of the disaster management cycle, PH surveillance plays a valuable role. Surveillance provides PH officials and stakeholders the information they need to respond to disasters and take action in an appropriate and timely manner.… read more -
Developing a National Database of Radon Test Data in Collaboration with EPA: a Pilot Project to Ascertain Feasibility
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. with radon exposure as the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking and the number one cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates… read more -
Development and Piloting of Asariasis Surveillance System of Children in Sri Lanka
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Ascariasis is one of the most common intestinal nematode infections caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, especially in the tropics and subtropics where warm, wet climates favor year-round transmission of infection. Humans become infected by ingesting… read more