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  • Using Syndromic Surveillance to Investigate Tattoo-related Skin Infections in NYC

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    In 2012, an outbreak of Mycobacterium chelonae infections in tattoo recipients in Rochester, NY was found to be associated with premixed tattoo ink contaminated before distribution.1 In May 2012, a case of M. chelonae was reported in a New York City… read more
    … premixed tattoo ink contaminated before distribution.1 In May 2012, a case of M. chelonae was reported in a New York … premixed tattoo ink contaminated before distribution.1 In May 2012, a case of M. chelonae was reported in a New York …
  • Detection of Outbreak Signals Using R

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    The goal of adequate biosurveillance is to signal that an outbreak may be occurring and through subsequent work is confirmed or refuted. Such a system should be equally able to detect outbreaks of diseases of extremely low reporting frequency, or… read more
    … of adequate biosurveillance is to signal that an outbreak may be occurring and through subsequent work is confirmed or … of adequate biosurveillance is to signal that an outbreak may be occurring and through subsequent work is confirmed or …
  • Moving Digital Disease Detection From Research to Action: Findings from a Survey of ISDS Membership

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    Information is imperative to detecting and intervening in a disease outbreak, but the enormous amount of information that public health leaders must sift through can become overwhelming and obstructive. In the disease outbreak environment, it is… read more
    … found that social media sources and news media sources may provide indicators of disease outbreaks prior to … found that social media sources and news media sources may provide indicators of disease outbreaks prior to …
  • PocketAID: The Pocket Atlas of Infectious Diseases Mobile Application

    Content Type: Abstract

    There are a wide variety of available web-based apps, such as CDC'™s Epidemic Information Exchange, that provide infectious disease information and disease distribution [1]. Publicly available, online data can be used to inform a user of general… read more
    … and, therefore, reduces the value of information a user may be interpreting. However, information formatted and … infectious disease risk. In addition, this information may further educate a user based on a situation or incident … and, therefore, reduces the value of information a user may be interpreting. However, information formatted and …
  • System Design Model for Versatile Outbreak Surveillance

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    The ASTER system aims at providing an integrated real time epidemiological status of all the French Forces deployed abroad1. But, unlike usual surveillance systems, ASTER must cover several target populations exposed to different biological and… read more
    … meet its specific risk profile2. Moreover, a surveillance may change at any moment, depending on the evolution of the … meet its specific risk profile2. Moreover, a surveillance may change at any moment, depending on the evolution of the …
  • ICU respiratory admissions data for influenza severity surveillance?

    Content Type: Abstract

    While influenza-like-illness (ILI) surveillance is well-organized at primary care level in Europe, little data is available on more severe cases. With retrospective data from ICU's we aim to fill this current knowledge gap and to explore its worth… read more
    … near 100% coverage. They are a big data type source that may be useful for infectious disease surveillance. We … near 100% coverage. They are a big data type source that may be useful for infectious disease surveillance. We …
  • Improving risk factor identification for opioid overdose deaths in Tennessee

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    Using death certificates alone to identify contributing substances in drug overdose deaths may result in misclassification and underestimation of the burden of illicit and prescription opioids and other drugs in drug-related deaths. To enable timely… read more
    … identify contributing substances in drug overdose deaths may result in misclassification and underestimation of the … identify contributing substances in drug overdose deaths may result in misclassification and underestimation of the …
  • New technologies to treatment of Spotted Fever, GVE VII - Santo Andre, SP, Brazil.

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    The use of new technologies such as Online Maps and the QR Code facilitates the knowledge dissemination in the health science, aiding in diagnostic elucidation and intelligent decisions making, thus offering an improvement in the quality of care… read more
    … fever should be approached as potentially serious, which may develop with shock within a few hours and, if not … fever should be approached as potentially serious, which may develop with shock within a few hours and, if not …