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Asyndromic Cluster Detection Consultancy
Content Type: Report
Materials associated with the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Surveillance: Asyndromic Cluster Detection consultancy held June 9-10, 2015 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Problem Summary A syndrome cannot be… read more -
Developing the One Health Approach to Anthrax Control in the Country of Georgia
Content Type: Case Study
Anthrax is endemic and enzootic in Georgia with cases being registered since 1881 with over 2000 foci identified. Since 2005, 439 laboratory confirmed and 211 probable human cases and 190 laboratory confirmed animal cases have been registered. A… read more -
Conceptualising the technical relationship of animal disease surveillance to intervention and mitigation as a basis for economic analysis
Content Type: Journal Article
ABSTRACT SUMMARY This article originates from a research project to develop a conceptual framework and practical tool for the economic evaluation of surveillance. Exploring the technical relationship between mitigation as a source of economic… read more -
Checklist for One Health Epidemiological Reporting of Evidence (COHERE)
Content Type: Journal Article
ABSTRACT One Health is defined as the intersection and integration of knowledge regarding humans, animals, and the environment, yet as the One Health scientific literature expands, there is considerable heterogeneity of approach and quality of… read more -
Evaluation of an Electronic Smart-Card Based School Absenteeism Surveillance System
Content Type: Abstract
An electronic smart-card based school absenteeism surveillance system was introduced to Hong Kong since 2008. The pilot surveillance system initially began with 18 schools in 2008, and expanded to 107 schools in the current academic year of 2013-14… read more -
Evaluation of REDCap as a Tool for Outbreak Data Management, Illinois, 2013-2014
Content Type: Abstract
The Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) application has been used to build and manage online surveys and databases in academic research settings. Public health agencies have begun to use REDCap to manage disease outbreak data. In addition to… read more -
An Evaluation of the Biosense 2.0 "Poisoning by Medicines" Syndrome Using Chief-Complaint Data in Utah
Content Type: Abstract
BioSense 2.0 uses predetermined syndromes based upon ICD-9 codes and chief complaint data to allow users to view and analyze data from emergency department (ED) visits, yet further validations of these syndromes are needed. Previous studies have… read more -
Analytics, Machine Learning & NLP -- use in BioSurveillance and Public Health practice
Content Type: Abstract
Currently, there is an abundance of data coming from most of the surveillance environments and applications. Identification and filtering of responsive messages from this big data ocean and then processing these informative datasets to gain… read more