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Disease Mapping with Spatially Uncertain Data
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Uncertainty introduced by the selective identification of cases must be recognized and corrected for in order to accurately map the distribution of risk. Consider the problem of identifying geographic areas with increased risk of DRTB. Most… read more -
Disease Models for Event Prediction
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One of the primary goals of this research was to characterize the viability of biosurveillance models to provide operationally relevant information to decision makers, in order to identify areas for future research. Two critical characteristics… read more -
Disease Surveillance and Achieving Synergy In Public Health Quality Improvement
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National efforts to improve quality in public health are closely tied to advancing capabilities in disease surveillance. Measures of public health quality provide data to demonstrate how public health programs, services, policies, and research… read more -
Does Antimicrobial Prescription Data Improve Influenza Surveillance in VA?
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Antimicrobial prescriptions are a new data source available to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) biosurveillance program. Little is known about whether antiviral or antibacterial prescription data correlates with influenza ICD-9-CM coded… read more -
Early Detection of Influenza Activity Using Syndromic Surveillance in Missouri
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Syndromic surveillance is used routinely to detect outbreaks of disease earlier than traditional methods due to its ability to automatically acquire data in near real-time. Missouri has used emergency department (ED) visits to monitor and track… read more -
Editorial: 2012 ISDS Conference Proceedings
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The International Society for Disease Surveillance held its eleventh annual conference in San Diego on December 4th and 5th, 2012, under the theme Expanding Collaborations to Chart a New Course in Public Health Surveillance. During these two days,… read more -
Enhanced Influenza Surveillance using Telephone Triage Data in the VA ESSENCE Biosurveillance System
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Telephone triage is a relatively new data source available to biosurveillance systems.1-2Because early detection and warning is a high priority, many biosurveillance systems have begun to collect and analyze data from non-traditional sources [… read more -
Enhanced Surveillance during the Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC
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North Carolina hosted the 2012 Democratic National Convention, September 3-6, 2012. The NC Epidemiology and Surveillance Team was created to facilitate enhanced surveillance for injuries and illnesses, early detection of outbreaks during the DNC,… read more