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A Systematic Review of Influenza Forecasting Studies
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Researchers have developed varied methods for forecasting influenza activity using surveillance data with predictive models, but real-world applications in public health programs are rare. To inform consideration of whether and how public health… read more -
A Tool for Interactive Disease Outbreak Visualization, Detection, and Forecasting
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Interactive tools for visualization of disease outbreaks has been improving markedly in the past few years. With the flagships Google Flutrends1 and HealthMap2 providing prime examples. These tools provide interactive access to the general public… read more -
Accrued – An R Package for Visualizing Data Quality for Aggregate Surveillance Data
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The utility of specific sources of data for surveillance, and the quality of those data, are an ingoing issue in public health(1). Syndromic surveillance is typically conducted as a secondary use of data collected as part of routine clinical… read more -
Accuracy of EIDSS Software Prognosis on CCHF Natural Foci Activity in Kazakhstan
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Active CCHF natural foci were reported in 3 southern regions of Kazakhstan. The CCHF virus reservoir and vectors are ixodic ticks. 3-12 human CCHF cases occur per year; infection occurs through tick bites and CCHF patient blood contact. Prediction… read more -
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Smoking among Urban Youths in Oyo State, South Western Nigeria
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Adverse childhood experiences are childhood traumas which influence the developing child and derail healthy developmental processes. The developing child attempt to cope by adopting health risk behaviors such as smoking which has been associated… read more -
An Early Warning Surveillance Platform for Developing Countries
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Early warning surveillance (EWS) is a key factor in the fight against tropical infectious diseases(1). However, the process of carrying out EWS is complex as it involves several actors and requires the use of diverse human, material and… read more -
An Evaluation of Heat-Related Emergency Department Visits Based on Differences in Heat Syndrome Definitions in Northern Illinois
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Comparison of heat-related health effects across regions or among different syndromic surveillance systems is problematic due to the lack of a standardized heat-related syndrome definition. While a national standard for common heat-related syndromes… read more -
An Evaluation of the Key Indicator Based Surveillance System for International Health Regulations (IHR) -2005 Core Capacity Requirements in India
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The IDSP is the key indicator based surveillance system in the country to fulfill the core surveillance and response functions requirement under the IHRâ2005. Periodic reviews of the IDSP in the country have shown that it has been ineffective in… read more