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JIRA Service Desk: The New Portal for NSSP/BioSense Technical Assistance
Content Type: Webinar
An introduction to the NSSP Service Desk portal for technical assistance which is replacing the old "BioSenseProgram" help desk email with nssp@cdc.gov email address. Agenda:- Create Your…
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Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance System Evaluation, Ebonyi State Nigeria, 2017
Content Type: Abstract
Nigeria is one of the three countries in the world with ongoing wild poliovirus (WPV) transmission, alongside Afghanistan and Pakistan. Nigeria also experiences outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2). Following the… read more… P. Ossai6 1Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Asokoro, Nigeria; 2Community Medicine, … of Health and Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program for supporting the study. References 1. … -
A bootstrapping method to improve cohort identification
Content Type: Abstract
The research reported in this paper is part of a larger effort to achieve better signal-to-noise ratio, hence accuracy, in pharmacovigilance applications. The relatively low frequency of occurrence of adverse drug reactions leads to… read more… encounters with related ICD-9 codes. 2. Identify a training set T, from W, containing positive and negative … of ICD-9 codes of the given diagnosis, tapers down as training progresses, while the learned relationship … -
Dengue hemorrhagic fever One Health Surveillance approach effectiveness in Saudi Arabia
Content Type: Case Study
Dengue hemorraghic fever (DHF) is affecting more than 50 million people globally and still remains a persistent public health challenge in Saudi Arabia [1]. Althougth there has been available financial resource, limitations and deficiencies in… read more… __x Cross-Agency Communication and Collaboration __x_ Training and Resources _x__ Technologies and Methodologies … education outreach -Building capacity development and training through graduate (master and PhD) degree pogrammes … -
Experts Collaborate to Develop a Standardized Syndrome Definition for Cold-related Illness
Content Type: Success Stories
In winter, people are at risk for cold-related illness (CRI) such as hypothermia. Deaths coded as weather-related from 2006 through 2010 showed exposure to excessive cold as the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States.1… read more… variation in terms, inclusion and exclusion terms, ESSENCE query syntax, potential applications and … Practice. The CRI definition has been implemented in NSSP–ESSENCE,* and associated documentation will be posted in the … -
Syndromic Surveillance of Non-traumatic Dental Conditions in Idaho Core Areas
Content Type: Success Stories
Access to dental care is a public health problem in Idaho because most of the state is experiencing a shortage of dental health professionals. The Idaho Oral Health program has anecdotal evidence that some Idahoans compensate for this shortage by… read more… activity began in spring 2017 with the development of an ESSENCE* query to identify non-traumatic dental care visits. … activity began in spring 2017 with the development of an ESSENCE* query to identify non-traumatic dental care visits. … -
Public health surveillance after the Haiti earthquake: the Florida experience
Content Type: Abstract
On 12 January 2010 at 1652 hours local time, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and created enormous devastation. Florida, as the state closest to Haiti, became an initial focal point… read more… for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). On 15 January 15 2010, the Florida Department of … of Epidemiology, requested that hospitals reporting to ESSENCE add the word ‘Haiti’ to chief complaints of visits … -
Outbreak Response and Active Surveillance for Avian Influenza among Human Contacts in Nigeria, 2015: One Health Approach
Content Type: Case Study
H5N1 virus occurs mainly in birds. It is highly contagious and deadly among them. However, transmission in human is rare. The first and only confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza H5N1 virus in Nigeria was in 2006. Sporadic infection… read more… x___ Cross-Agency Communication and Collaboration ___ Training and Resources ___ Technologies and Methodologies … Ibadan, Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (NFELTP) residents and WHO officials …