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Implementation of a Laboratory Information System in Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe's National Health Laboratory Services faces multiple challenges related to inadequate financial support and skilled human resources, insufficient infrastructure, and inefficient tracking of clinical samples collected by health facilities.… read more -
Seroprevalence and Molecular Epidemiosurveillance of Brucellosis in Pakistan
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Livestock sector contributes more than 58% to agriculture-based economy of Pakistan. Diseases of socio-economic importance are posing an enormous pressure to the growth of this sector. Zoonotic diseases are generally neglected in wake of epizootics… read more -
Surveillance for Prevention & Identification of GI Illness Outbreaks Associated with Swimming Pools
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Swimming in contaminated pools can cause gastroenteritis from water contaminated by viruses, bacteria, or parasites. Germs that cause gastroenteritis are shed in feces of infected persons, and easily spread to uninfected persons swimming in pools.… read more -
Effectiveness of the 2011-12 Influenza Vaccine: Data from US Military Dependents and US-Mexico Border Civilians
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Objective: Test of the Electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance System (EIDSS) for epi-analysis and prediction of situation in CCHF foci in Kazakhstan. Introduction: CCHF foci are reported in 3 southern regions of… read more -
Effectiveness of the 2011-12 Influenza Vaccine: Data from US Military Dependents and US-Mexico Border Civilians
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Objective: To assess effectiveness of the influenza vaccine among US military dependents and US-Mexico Border populations during the 2011-12 influenza season. Introduction: As a result of antigenic drift of the influenza viruses, the… read more -
Enabling ESSENCE to Process and Export Meaningful Use Syndromic Surveillance Data
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Objective: The objective of this project is to enable the ESSENCE system to read in, utilize, and export out meaningful use syndromic surveillance data using the Health Level 7 (HL7) v2.5 standard. This presentation will detail the technical… read more -
Enabling Syndromic Surveillance in Pakistan
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Objective: This work presents our first steps in developing a Global Real-time Infectious Disease Surveillance System (GRIDDS) employing robust and novel in-fectious disease epidemiology models with real-time inference and pre/exercise planning… read more -
Enhanced Disease Surveillance during the 2012 Republican National Convention, Tampa, FL
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Objective: To describe disease and illness surveillance utilized during the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC) held August 26-30, 2012 in Tampa, FL. Introduction: While the Tampa Bay Area has previously hosted other high profile… read more