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Validation of New Jersey Emergency Department (ED) Registration Data in BioSense 2.0
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BioSense 2.0, a redesigned national syndromic surveillance system, provides users with timely regional and national data classified into disease syndromes, with views of health outcomes and trends for use in situational awareness. As of July 2014,… read more -
Validation of the Michigan's Public Health Syndromic System Using Electronic Medical Records
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Michigan has been collecting chief complaint data from emergency departments statewide to support situational awareness activities related to communicable disease since 2004. We validated the syndromic system by comparing the chief complaint data to… read more -
Cross-Disciplinary Consultancy to Enhance Predictions of Asthma Exacerbation Risk in Boston
Content Type: Journal Article
This paper continues an initiative conducted by the International Society for Disease Surveillance with funding from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to connect near-term analytical needs of public health practice with technical expertise from… read more -
Evaluation of Point of Need Diagnostic Tests for Use in California Influenza Outbreaks
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Each year several thousands contract the seasonal flu, and it is estimated that these viruses are responsible for the deaths of over six thousand individuals [1]. Further, when a new strain is detected (e.g. 2009), the result can be substantially… read more -
Evaluation of the Measles Case-Based Surveillance System in Kaduna State (2010-2012)
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In Africa, approximately 13 million cases of measles and 650,000 deaths occur annually, with sub-Saharan Africa having the highest morbidity and mortality (1). Measles infection is endemic in Nigeria and has been documented to occur all year round… read more -
Evaluation of the Michigan Disease Surveillance System for Histoplasmosis Reporting
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Histoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by a fungus called Histoplasma capsulatum. Fungal spores are found in the soil, mostly associated with bird and bat droppings, and if inhaled can cause lung infection. Histoplasmosis is a reportable… read more -
Evaluation of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Measles and Diphtheria) Surveillance System - Delhi, India, 2013
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The vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) of measles and diphtheria in India were responsible for 47% of global measles mortality and 20% of global diphtheria mortality in 2010. We evaluated the VPD surveillance system of Delhi, focusing on measles… read more -
Experience Report: Association Between Flow Chart, Electronic Patient Record and Telephone Monitoring in the Success of Fighting Dengue Fever in the Hospital and Emergency Services in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
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Dengue fever is a dynamic infectious disease, allowing the patient to rapidly move from one stage to another during its course. Proper management of patients depends on early recognition of warning signs, continuous monitoring and re-staging cases… read more