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  • Could Syndromic Surveillance Data be Used Effectively with Other Data Sources? A Transposable Local View

    Content Type: Abstract

    This panel member consultation is an International Society of Disease Surveillance (ISDS) sponsored project. It involved expert personnel in their respective area to address specific, priority questions confronting researchers, developers, and… read more
    … with the “core” syndromic surveillance system (i.e. Essence, BioSense, etc.), and applying/analyzing several …
  • GraphScan: Detection and Analysis of Free-Form Spatio-Temporal Patterns

    Content Type: Abstract

    By capturing the spatio-temporal organization of the data using a graph, GraphScan avoids the challenges associated with trying to “fit” incoming data into moving windows of predefined shapes and sizes. Whereas the popular space-time permutation… read more
    … developed that handles data on a day- by-day basis. In essence, the program consists of two major components: The …
  • Systematic Comparison of Algorithms Used in Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Varied approaches have been used by syndromic surveillance systems for aberration detection. However, the performance of these methods has been evaluated only across a small range of epidemic characteristics.   Objective… read more
    … Weighted Moving Average (EWMA) algorithms used by the ESSENCE system [3], with smoothing constants of 0.4 and 0.9; …
  • The Performance of a NGram Classifier for Patients' Chief Complaint Based on a Computerized Pick List Entry and Free Text in an Italian Emergency Department

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which assign patient chief complaints (CC) and ICD code data to syndromes. The triage nurse note (NN) has also been used for… read more
    … data for testing the classifiers. We used an existing ESSENCE classifier for RESP as the criterion standard for …
  • Using Syndromic Data to Examine Flooding

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Wisconsin experienced severe flooding from August 17 to September 20, 2018. This flood caused an estimated $232 million in damage and affected 21 counties. Floods can have negative health impacts on a population, such as increased skin infections,… read more
    … used the Early Notification of Community based Epidemics (ESSENCE), a tool within BioSense, to track flood-related … disasters and disease outbreaks are being set up through ESSENCE. There is an effort to get more DHS employees signed … available (not yet explored) • Syndromic Surveillance – ESSENCE – Updated nightly – Rapid surveillance option …
  • Temporo-spatial surveillance of influenza-like illness: preliminary results from the Idaho infectious disease reporting network

    Content Type: Abstract

    Current influenza-like illness (ILI) monitoring in Idaho is based on syndromic surveillance using laboratory data, combined with periodic person-to-person reports collected by Idaho state workers. This system relies on voluntary … read more
    … 2010. References 1 Lombardo JS, Burkom H, Pavlin J. II ESSENCE and the framework for evaluating syndromic …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Shows Medical Surge in Dallas–Fort Worth during Hurricane Harvey, 2017

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on August 25, 2017, resulting in 88 fatalities and more than $125 billion in damages to infrastructure. In Houston, flooding created a toxic mix of chemicals, sewage, biohazards, and 8 million cubic yards of… read more
    … and Services Program (GRASP); NSSP BioSense Platform ESSENCE Texas County-level Disaster Declarations Hurricane …
  • Syndromic Surveillance for Arboviral Diseases in Arizona

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Arizona reports an average of 116 cases of West Nile virus (WNV) each year, and in 2015, Arizona saw a reemergence of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus. In addition, Arizona is at risk for importation of viruses such as chikungunya, dengue, and… read more
    … August 2015 through December 2016 (before transition to ESSENCE). The evaluation will analyze how many records … August 2015 through December 2016 (before transition to ESSENCE). The evaluation will analyze how many records …