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Viral load testing to monitor the HIV epidemic among PWID in Vietnam
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Vietnam initiated the HSS system in 1994 in selected provinces with high HIV burden. The surveillance has two components: monitor HIV sero-prevalence and risk behaviors among key population including PWID. However, no VL data were collected among… read more -
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 -
Evaluation of approaches that adjust for biases in participatory surveillance systems
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Because the dynamics and severity of influenza in the US vary each season, yearly estimates of disease burden in the population are essential to evaluate interventions and allocate resources. The CDC uses data from a national health-care based… read more -
Hospitalization of Mental Disorders in Saint Louis County: “Where You Live Matters”
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Hospitalization rates for mental health disorders provide important information to help us prioritize community needs for mental health and urgent care plantation. In Saint Louis County, there were over 13,000 hospitalizations for mental disorders… read more -
Developing and Deploying Universal Diagnostic Platforms for One-Health Biosurveillance
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There is an urgent need for diagnostic strategies for infections which are host-independent, so as to effectively track zoonotic spread, monitor animal carriers of pathogens, and evaluate transmission dynamics. Infection of a host - pathogen or… read more -
Poison center data for public health surveillance: Poison center and public health perspectives
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Since 2008, poisoning is the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States; since 1980, the poisoning-related fatality rate in the United States (U.S.) has almost tripled. Many poison-related injuries and deaths are reported to regional… read more -
A Web-based Electronic Health Record System for National Surveillance
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Practice Fusion is a web-based electronic health record system with over 150,000 medical professional users treating over 50 million patients. The company focuses on small, ambulatory practices and is predominately comprised of practices in the… read more -
Adaptation of GUARDIAN for Syndromic Surveillance During the NATO Summit
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Special event driven syndromic surveillance is often initiated by public health departments with limited time for development of an automated surveillance framework, which can result in heavy reliance on frontline care providers and potentially miss… read more