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  • Utility of a Syndromic Surveillance System to Identify Disease Outbreaks with Reportable Disease Data

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    In light of recent communicable disease outbreaks, the ability of Florida Department of HealthÕs (FDOH) syndromic surveillance system, ESSENCE-FL, to identify emergent disease outbreaks using reportable disease data and algorithms originally… read more
    … to guide timely disease control efforts, but may not by themselves be definitive actionable information. … to guide timely disease control efforts, but may not by themselves be definitive actionable information. …
  • Newborns with Delayed Hearing Screening Prior to Hospital Discharge: High Risk Populations of Hearing Loss

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    Hearing loss is the most common birth defect, occurring at a rate of 1-3 of every 1000 births. The goal of the Louisiana Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (LA EHDI) is to ensure that all newborns are screened for hearing loss so that… read more
    … tests to be performed in the hospital. The program may consider if those characteristics are potentially … tests to be performed in the hospital. The program may consider if those characteristics are potentially …
  • Linking Emergency Medical Service Data to Death Records for Opioid Mortality Surveillance

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    Opioid abuse has increased exponentially in recent years throughout the United States, leading to an increase in the incidence of emergency response activities, hospitalization, and mortality related to opioid overdose. As a result, states that have… read more
    … response particularly for opioid overdose events that may connect to increased mortality. Submitted by elamb on … response particularly for opioid overdose events that may connect to increased mortality. … Linking Emergency …
  • Early evaluation of impacts of cold waves and floods during winter 2018 in France

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    The Seine River rises at the north-East of France and flows through Paris before emptying into the English Channel. On January 2018 (from 22th January to 11th February, Weeks 4 to 6), major floods occurred in the Basin of Seine River, after an… read more
    … adverse conditions, such as snow and ice. Such situations may be particularly associated to direct impact like … adverse conditions, such as snow and ice. Such situations may be particularly associated to direct impact like …
  • Integrated West Nile Virus Surveillance in Harris County, Texas, 2003 to 2018

    Content Type: Abstract

    West Nile virus (WNV) is the leading cause of autochthonous arboviral disease in the United States. The virus is primarily spread to people through the bite of infected Culex species of mosquitos. WNV was first identified in Harris County, Texas, in… read more
    … result in hospitalizations and adverse outcomes3-7, thus may pose a significant concern in public health and … result in hospitalizations and adverse outcomes3-7, thus may pose a significant concern in public health and …
  • Laboratory Based Of Surveillance For Leptospirosis in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

    Content Type: Abstract

    Leptospirosis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases based on the severity of the clinical course, frequency of fatal outcome and long-term clinical consequences. In Ukraine, leptospirosis is one of the most widespread natural-focal… read more
    … collected from patients and environmental objects that may be the source of the pathogen is an integral part of the … collected from patients and environmental objects that may be the source of the pathogen is an integral part of the …
  • Leptospirosis, Climate and Satellite-based Environmental Factors: A Temporal Modeling

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    Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the pathogenic Leptospira bacteria and is ubiquitously distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Leptospirosis transmission driven by complex factors include climatic, environmental and local… read more
    … data combined with locally-acquired weather data may potentially enhance existing surveillance programs in … data combined with locally-acquired weather data may potentially enhance existing surveillance programs in …
  • Making Syndromic Surveillance Relevant and Valuable for Emergency Managers

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    Intense stress can severely degrade one's ability to process and utilize new kinds of information.1 This psychological phenomena may partially explain why epidemiologist are challenged to communicate and establish the value of SyS information with… read more
    … new kinds of information.1 This psychological phenomena may partially explain why epidemiologist are challenged to … new kinds of information.1 This psychological phenomena may partially explain why epidemiologist are challenged to …