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Improving the Quality of Data Exchange Formats in the U.S. National Tuberculosis Surveillance System
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Disease surveillance systems remain the best quality systems to rely on when standardized surveillance systems provide the best data to understand disease occurrence and trends. The United States National Tuberculosis Surveillance System (NTSS)… read more -
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 -
Validation of Syndromic ILI Data for Use in CDC’s ILINet Surveillance, Pennsylvania
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ILINet is a CDC program that has been used for years for influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance, using a network of outpatient providers who volunteer to track and report weekly the number of visits due to ILI and the total number of visits to… read more -
Going Beyond Chief Complaints to Identify Opioid-Related Emergency Department Visits
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Overdoses of heroin and prescription opioids are a growing cause of mortality in the United States. Deaths from opioids have contributed to a rise in the overall mortality rate of middle-aged white males during an era when other demographics are… read more -
HAI Surveillance Enhancement within EpiCenter by Utilization of Triage Notes
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In New Jersey, Health Monitoring Systems Inc.’s (HMS) EpiCenter collects chief complaint data for syndromic surveillance from 79 of 80 emergency departments (ED). Using keyword algorithms, these visits are classified into syndrome categories for… read more -
HIV Bio-behavioral Risk Study Implementation in Resource-poor Military Settings
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Circumstances within the military environment may place military personnel at increased risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STI) including HIV. HIV bio-behavioral risk studies provide a critical source of data to estimate HIV/STI… read more -
Houston Health Department’s response to the threat of Zika virus
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Zika virus spread quickly through South and Central America in 2015. The City of Houston saw its first travel-related Zika cases in December of 2015. On January 29th, the City held the first planning meeting with regional partners from healthcare,… read more -
How’s the Weather? Severe Weather Classifications in Syndromic Surveillance
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Hurricane ‘Superstorm’ Sandy struck New Jersey on October 29, 2012, causing harm to the health of New Jersey residents and billions of dollars of damage to businesses, transportation, and infrastructure. Monitoring health outcomes for increased… read more