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  • Measles-related syndromes - Washington State Department of Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    In WA, we've been using a series of increasingly broad queries to monitor measles. The number of visits mentioning measles increases during an outbreak as a result of people seeking care because they were (or think) they were exposed, seeking… read more
    … broad queries to monitor measles. The number of visits mentioning measles increases during an outbreak as a … be measles. As a result, it is important to focus in on visits of highest suspicion as mentions of measles increase. … mentions of or diagnoses of measles  excluding visits mentioning titers OR visits for vaccination. Searches …
  • Utilization of Syndromic Surveillance with Multiple Data Sources to Enhance Public Health Response

    Content Type: Abstract

    In the event of a large-scale public health crisis, successfully detecting and assessing health threats and monitoring population health status over a sustained period of time is likely to require integration of information from multiple… read more
    … that monitor information from emergency department (ED) visits. In addition, because SS development was … that mon- itor information from emergency department (ED) visits. In addition, because SS development was … that plume models would be useful to help frame the un- derstanding of exposure risks in a community, but such …
  • Introduction to the System of Combined National Surveillances for Early Detection

    Content Type: Abstract

    The first prototype syndromic surveillance in Japan was used during the G8 summit meeting in 2000 with two local prefectures involved. The second trial syndromic surveillance and the first internet-based surveillance used in 2002… read more
    … medications, ambulance call, and outpatient visits were explored as syndromic approach candidates for … reporting frame work has been reviewed for outpatient visits daily reporting concurrently. Limited spread of … medications, ambulance call, and outpatient visits were explored as syndromic ap- proach candidates for …
  • School absenteeism and emergency department ILI rates in King County, WA 2003–2009

    Content Type: Abstract

    Absenteeism is regarded as an expedient and responsive marker of illness activity. It has been used as a health outcome measure for a wide spectrum of exposures and as an early indicator of influenza outbreaks.1 A handful of studies have described… read more
    … the relationship between emergency department (ED) visits for influenza-like-illness (ILI) and absenteeism … USA; and 2University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA E-mail: carla.rodriguez@kingcounty.gov Objective To describe … the relationship between emergency department (ED) visits for influenza-like-illness (ILI) and absenteeism …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Practice in the United States: Findings from a Survey of State, Territorial, and Selected Local Health Departments

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2007-2008, the authors surveyed public health officials in 59 state, territorial, and selected large local jurisdictions in the United States regarding their conduct and use of syndromic surveillance. Fifty-two (88%) responded, representing areas… read more
    … (range = 2 months to 13 years). Emergency department visits were the most common data source, used by 84%, followed by outpatient clinic visits (49%), over-the-counter medication sales (44%), calls … years (range, 2 months to 13 years). Emergency department visits were the most common data source, used by 84%, …
  • Representativeness of Emergency Department Data Reported to the BioSense System

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2007, the CDC BioSense System received data from 450 non-federal hospitals. Hospitals provide data to Biosense based on their capability and willingness to supply electronic data. As of July 2008, Biosense is receiving data from 550 hospitals.… read more
    … that collects data on U.S. emergency department (ED) visits. Objective To assess the representativeness of … that collects data on U.S. emergency department (ED) visits. METHODS For 2005 (the most recent data available), … NHAMCS[1] estimated a total of 115.3 million ED visits nationally and a yearly increase of 1.7 million …
  • Performance Characteristics of Control Chart Detection Methods

    Content Type: Abstract

    To recognize outbreaks so that early interventions can be applied, BioSense uses a modification of the EARS C2 method, stratifying days used to calculate the expected value by weekend vs weekday, and including a rate-based method… read more
    … and including a rate-based method that accounts for total visits. These modifications produce lower residuals … and including a rate-based method that accounts for total visits (2). These modifications produce lower residuals … count vs rate methods, the latter accounting for total visits (i.e., both visits assigned and not assigned to a …
  • Sneezes vs. Wheezes: Syndrome Definitions for Influenza-like Illness

    Content Type: Abstract

    During influenza season, the Boston Public Health Commission uses syndromic surveillance to monitor Emergency Department visits for chief complaints indicative of influenza-like illness (ILI). We created three syndrome definitions for ILI to capture… read more
    … syndromic surveillance to monitor Emergency Department visits for chief complaints indicative of influenza-like … surveillance to monitor Emergency Department (ED) visits for chief complaints indicative of influenza-like … From October 9, 2005 to May 6, 2006 the number of total visits for each ILI syndrome group was recorded daily and …