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Tablet-based participatory syndromic surveillance at Simhashta festival in India
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Infectious disease surveillance for generating early warnings to enable a prompt response during mass gatherings has long been a challenge in India as well as in other parts of the world. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh in Central India hosted one of the… read more -
Heroin Overdose Hospitalization Risk due to Prescription Opioids using PDMP in WI.
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Nationally and in Wisconsin, heroin is the leading cause of opioid related death and hospitalization. Opioids are commonly prescribed for pain. Every day, over 1,000 people are treated in emergency departments for misusing prescription opioids. In… read more -
Qualitative and Quantitative Predictions of Infectious Diseases in Shirak Marz
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The frequency of disease outbreaks varies as a result of complex biological processes. Analysis of these frequencies can reveal patterns that can serve as a basis for predictions. Objective: The goal of this study was to… read more -
Animals positive for Yersinia pestis in Armenia
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Plague was first identified in Armenia in 1958 when Y. pestis was isolated and cultured from the flea species Ct. teres collected from the burrows of common voles in the northwestern part of the country. In the process of digitalizing archived data… read more -
Epizootologic Potential of Certain Natural Foci Infections in Northeastern Armenia
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Tavush Marz, in northeastern Armenia, occupies 9,1% of its territory. In recent years in this area either no surveys were conducted or they were incomplete. Tavush Marz is a tourism center as well as a border Marz with strategic importance. The… read more -
Using Syndromic Data for Opioid Overdose Surveillance in Utah
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The current surveillance system for opioid-related overdoses at UDOH has been limited to mortality data provided by the Office of the Medical Examiner (OME). Timeliness is a major concern with OME data due to the considerable lag in its availability… read more -
Assessing Prior Pain Visits and Medical History Risk Factors for Opioid Overdose
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Opioid overdoses are a growing cause of mortality in the United States. Medical prescriptions for opioids are a risk factor for overdose. This observation raises concerns that patients may seek multiple opioid prescriptions, possibly increasing… read more -
ED visits for AMI, Stroke, ACS & COPD after the Statewide Smoking Ban in Cook Co., IL
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Tobacco use is the leading global cause of preventable death, killing more than five million people per year. In addition, exposure to secondhand smoke is estimated to kill an additional 600,000 people globally each year. In 1986, the US Surgeon… read more