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  • Searching for Complex Patterns Using Disjunctive Anomaly Detection

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    Modern biosurveillance data contains thousands of unique time series defined across various categorical dimensions (zipcode, age groups, hospitals). Many algorithms are overly specific (tracking each time series independently would often miss early… read more
    … outbreaks), or too general (detections at state level may lack specificity reflective of the actual process at hand). … outbreaks), or too general (detections at state level may lack specificity reflective of the actual process at hand). …
  • A Semantic Framework to Improve Interoperability of Malaria Surveillance Systems

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    In 2015, there were 212 million new cases of malaria, and about 429,000 malaria death, worldwide. African countries accounted for almost 90% of global cases of malaria and 92% of malaria deaths. Currently, malaria data are scattered across different… read more
    … to retrieve relevant data in a timely manner. Moreover, lack of rich metadata limits the reusability of data and its … to retrieve relevant data in a timely manner. Moreover, lack of rich metadata limits the reusability of data and its …
  • Using Change Point Detection for Monitoring the Quality of Aggregate Data

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    Data consisting of counts or indicators aggregated from multiple sources pose particular problems for data quality monitoring when the users of the aggregate data are blind to the individual sources. This arises when agencies wish to share data but… read more
    … changes in the source make up of the reporting sites and lack of data timeliness due to individual site data accruing … changes in the source make up of the reporting sites and lack of data timeliness due to individual site data accruing …
  • Data Quality Improvements in National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) Data

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    The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) is a community focused collaboration among federal, state, and local public health agencies and partners for timely exchange of syndromic data. These data, captured in nearly real time, are intended… read more
    … surveillance system (BioSense 2), there was a reported lack of transparency and sharing of information on the data … surveillance system (BioSense 2), there was a reported lack of transparency and sharing of information on the data …
  • A Scoping Review of Enterovirus D-68

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    EV-D68 is a non-polio enterovirus, primarily resulting in respiratory illness, with clinical symptoms ranging from mild to severe. Infection has also been associated with severe neurological conditions like acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). EV-D68 was… read more
    … several important EV-D68 evidence gaps including a lack of risk factor and clinical information available for … several important EV-D68 evidence gaps including a lack of risk factor and clinical information available for …
  • Risk of HIV among the seasonal Labour Migrants of Nepal

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    HIV and AIDS is not a new problem to global community and human civilization. Though much efforts had been taken yet its devastating effects can be seen in many areas like human productivity, public health, human rights etc. Nepal is experiencing a… read more
    … of several factors including poverty coupled with the lack of employment opportunities, large-scale migration and … of several factors including poverty coupled with the lack of employment opportunities, large-scale migration and …
  • Towards Linking Anonymous Authorship in Casual Sexual Encounter Ads

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    The increasing use of the Internet to arrange sexual encounters presents challenges to public health agencies formulating STD interventions, particularly in the context of anonymous encounters. These encounters complicate or break traditional… read more
    … encounters. While this process detects many clusters, the lack of a true corpus of authorship-linked ads makes it … encounters. While this process detects many clusters, the lack of a true corpus of authorship-linked ads makes it …
  • An ISDS-Based Initiative for Conventions for Biosurveillance Data Analysis Methods

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    Twelve years into the 21st century, after publication of hundreds of articles and establishment of numerous biosurveillance systems worldwide, there is no agreement among the disease surveillance community on most effective technical methods for… read more
    … detection, threat corroboration and characterization, follow-up analysis such as case linkage and contact tracing, … of method development cannot access surveillance data. Lack of data access is a formidable obstacle to developers … detection, threat corroboration and characterization, follow-up analysis such as case linkage and contact tracing, …