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  • Leaving a Mobile Footprint: Utilizing Data to Combat the 2017 - 2018 Influenza Season

    Content Type: Abstract

    The 2017 - 2018 influenza season was classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as "high severity"™ across all age groups. Furthermore, CDC noted that this was the first year to be categorized as such, with the highest peak… read more
    … public health services including: immunizations, medical visits, dental visits, pet adoptions, mosquito and vector control … public health services including: immunizations, medical visits, dental visits, pet adoptions, mosquito and vector control …
  • Risk of Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Relation to Temperature

    Content Type: Abstract

    Extreme temperatures are consistently shown to have an effect on CVD-related mortality [1, 2]. A large multi-city study of mortality demonstrated a cold-day and hot-day weather effect on CVD-related deaths, with the larger impact occurring on the… read more
    … of temperature on CVD-related emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and mortality on a large, … of temperature on CVD-related emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and mortality on a large, …
  • Using Syndromic Surveillance to Classify and Capture Non-Fatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

    Content Type: Abstract

    This study uses data from the New Jersey syndromic surveillance system (EpiCenter) as a data source to enhance surveillance of current non-fatal occupational injuries, illnesses, and poisonings. EpiCenter was originally developed for early detection… read more
    … track a variety of occupationally-related emergency room visits through the state based syndromic surveillance … track a variety of occupationally-related emergency room visits through the state based syndromic surveillance …
  • Tick Related Encounters - Connecticut Department of Public Health, April 2019

    Content Type: Syndrome

    • Why the syndrome was created? This syndrome was created to monitor tick related emergency room visits using regular expressions in R. 
    • Syndromic surveillance system (e.g., ESSENCE, R STUDIO,…
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    … was created to monitor tick related emergency room visits using regular expressions in R.  Syndromic … was created to monitor tick related emergency room visits using regular expressions in R.  Syndromic …
  • Lyme Disease Related Encounters - Connecticut Department of Public Health, April 2019

    Content Type: Syndrome

    • Why the syndrome was created? This syndrome was created to monitor Lyme disease related emergency room visits using regular expressions in R. 
    • Syndromic surveillance system (e.g., ESSENCE, R…
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    … created to monitor Lyme disease related emergency room visits using regular expressions in R.  Syndromic … created to monitor Lyme disease related emergency room visits using regular expressions in R.  Syndromic …
  • Guidelines to Implement or Improve Syndromic Surveillance Systems

    Content Type: Abstract

    Co-financed by the European Commission through the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers, the European Triple-S project (Syndromic Surveillance Survey, Assessment towards Guidelines for Europe) was launched in 2010 for a 3-year period [1]. It… read more
    … inventories of European SyS systems [2;3], eight country visits [4] and experts advice, the project has developed … inventories of European SyS systems [2;3], eight country visits [4] and experts advice, the project has developed …
  • Trends in Suspected Opioid Overdoses from Emergency Departments in 11 States and DC

    Content Type: Abstract

    Recent reporting using data from CDC's National Syndromic Surveillance Program indicates that rates of emergency department (ED) visits involving suspected opioid overdoses increased by 70% in the Midwest from the third quarter (Q3) 2016 (July-… read more
    … Program indicates that rates of emergency department (ED) visits involving suspected opioid overdoses increased by 70% … Program indicates that rates of emergency department (ED) visits involving suspected opioid overdoses increased by 70% …
  • Features of Varicella Outbreak in Primary Schools in an Integrated Syndromic Surveillance System in Rural China

    Content Type: Abstract

    Since April 2012, an integrated syndromic surveillance system (ISSC) has been established in health facilities, pharmacies and primary schools in two rural counties of Jiangxi Province, China (1). The objective of ISSC is to integrate syndromic… read more
    … varicella related school absenteeism and outpatient visits in health facilities in the surveillance sites of … varicella related school absenteeism and outpatient visits in health facilities in the surveillance sites of …