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The Threat of Ebola Virus Disease: A Call to Integrate all Sectors in Surveillance Activities in Ghana
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Disease surveillance particularly surveillance for communicable diseases is essential in identifying cases and preventing the occurrence of an outbreak. Surveillance can also contribute to reducing the size of an outbreak. In order to achieve these… read more -
Timeliness of Chlamydia Laboratory and Provider Reports: A Modern Perspective
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Timeliness of reports sent by laboratories and providers is a continuous challenge for disease surveillance and management. Public health organizations often collect communicable disease reports with various degrees of timeliness raising the concern… read more -
Using Big Healthcare Data to Supplement Chikungunya Surveillance in the U.S.
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Chikungunya virus disease (CHIK) is a mosquito-borne viral infection currently widespread in the Caribbean with the potential for emergence and endemicity in the U.S. via infected travelers and local mosquito vectors. CHIK disease can be severe and… read more -
Using Emergency Department Data for Detection of a Synthetic Marijuana Outbreak
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Timely access to Emergency Department (ED) Chief Complaint (CC) data, before the definitive diagnosis is established, allows for early outbreak detection and prompt response by public health officials.BioSense 2.0 is a cloud-based application that… read more -
Using ESSENCE-FL for Situational Awareness after National Reports of Increased Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) Infections with Severe Outcomes, September 2014
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The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE-FL) receives daily (or bi-hourly) data from 184 emergency departments (ED) from around Florida. Additionally, 30 urgent care centers submit daily… read more -
Using Hospital ED Data to Identify Mental Illness Trends After Hurricane Sandy
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EDCC data provides an opportunity for capturing the early mental health impact of disaster events at the community level, and to track their impact over time. However, while rapid mental health assessment can facilitate a better understanding of the… read more -
Using NC DETECT for Comprehensive Morbidity Surveillance on Poisoning and Overdose
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A retrospective analysis of emergency department data in NC for drug and opioid overdoses has been explained previously [1]. We built on this initial work to develop new poisoning and surveillance reports to facilitate near real time surveillance by… read more -
Public Health (PH) Preparedness: Improving Data Exchange for Monitoring PH Threats through Content Standardization
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Effective PH information exchange depends on standardized data to ensure system-to-system interoperability and is a critical component of preparedness and response. The Common Ground Preparedness Framework (CGPF) was developed through a three-year… read more