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  • Facilitating Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Through One Health Country-Level Work Groups

    Content Type: Case Study

    Zoonotic diseases compose a large proportion of the disease burden faced by African countries (e.g. Ebola). A One Health approach to disease control has been embraced across the continent, yet public health and veterinary surveillance systems in… read more
    … continued technical collaboration, and WHO/AFRO for their guidance and support of these efforts. Thank you to the …
  • Using R Shiny to Share Surveillance Data

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented November 21, 2017. This presentation covers how the shiny package can complement traditional surveillance reporting through online, interactive applications. Kelley demonstrates a shiny application Cook County is currently… read more
    … Github here:  https://github.com/kb230557/Flu_Shiny_App . Document R Group_Shiny Presentation.pptx … in excel spreadsheets Excel graphs pasted into a Word document Saved as a PDF and emailed to our flu listserv on …
  • Kansas Uses Syndromic Surveillance Data to Educate the Public and Providers about Rabies

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Rabies is caused by a virus spread to people from the saliva and neural tissue of infected animals. The most common mode of transmission is through the bite of a rabid animal; however, rabies can be transmitted through non-bite exposures (e.g.,… read more
    … about rabies—specifically, exposure to bats. LDCHD staff document disease investigations, animal complaints, and food … of Environment and Health KDHE.Syndromic@ks.gov Document NSSP-Success-Story-Rabies.pdf Submitted by elamb on … about rabies—specifically, exposure to bats. LDCHD staff document disease investigations, animal complaints, and food …
  • Malaria: A New Model for Disease Eradication

    Content Type: Presentation Slides

    Defines the current state of impact of malaria. positioning the disease as leading cause of death by disease worldwide. In last 12 years, seven million lives have been saved with a reduction of 60% in fatalities.… read more
    … Edlund Martin Tuesday, January 1, 2019 - 12:00 Document Malaria_as_New_Modelfor_Disease_Eradication.docx … with the Government of Orissa to analyze and optimize document and disseminate this program and encourage adoption …
  • 2018 NSSP CoP Member Satisfaction Assessment Results

    Content Type: Report

    The intent of the National Syndromic Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP) is to support open and dynamic participation of any… read more
    … The NSSP CoP Steering Committee provided instrumental guidance throughout all stages of the project. This included … practice. The CDC may also use this information to inform guidance and technical assistance activities in support of … to syndromic surveillance, visit here!" that would have guidance on how to get involved with groups, good links to …
  • BioSense 2.0 Webinar: Features Update

    Content Type: Webinar

    This Webinar will help you learn about new and upcoming BioSense 2.0 features and how they can enhance your user experience. Nabarun Dasgupta of the BioSense Redesign Team will review new BioSense functionalities and services as well as discuss how… read more
    … Team ( more information about this webinar series ) Document Biosense_Webinar_Slides.pdf Document Biosense_Features_Update_Qa.pdf Document Bs2webinar_Features_Update_Webinar_Report.pdf …   I  think  it's  more  clearly  described  in  the  document.  Basically,  there  are  some   syndromes  that …
  • Modeling surveillance networks for Human African Trypanosomiasis control in Northern Uganda

    Content Type: Case Study

    The multiple forms of Human African Trypanosomiasis (human T.b. gambiense and zoonotic T.b. rhodesiense, as well as the several strains which cause disease in animals) that occur in Uganda make coordinating the scientific and developmental, human… read more
    … commence over the coming year, and I intend to follow and document this programme and its integration with existing …
  • Making the Best Use of Textual ED Data for Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Webinar

    In this webinar Dr. Travers will review two tools developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which aid in processing textual CC’s and triage notes in support of syndromic surveillance. Textual data from emergency departments… read more
    … of using triage notes for syndromic surveillance. Document Text_Processing_Travers_Webinarslides.pdf Document Texual_Ed_Data_Gunn_Webinarslides.pdf …