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  • Opportunistic approaches to evaluation of surveillance efforts in resource-limited countries

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    The Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) delivers interventions to enhance surveillance of especially dangerous pathogens of both humans and animals within countries of the former Soviet Union… read more
    … produce a check list that they can use the next time they visit farms. Results Collection of data at the training … developed at the trainings can be conducted during the visits by officials to farms as part of their regular … worth? TrainDev. 1996;50:20�4. *Victor Del Rio Vilas E-mail: vdelriovilas@yahoo.co.uk (page number not for citation …
  • Canine Tick Diagnoses are a Sentinel for Tick-borne Diseases in People

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    To determine if ticks on dogs can provide early warning for tick-borne diseases in people.
    … and carry these ticks with them when they return home or visit a veterinarian’s office. Although dogs are not … map). The prevalence of tick infestation per 1,000 dog visits was calculated, plotted by month for a five-year … prevalence of tick diagnoses ranged from 9 per 1,000 dog visits in summer to 3 per 1,000 visits in winter, with …
  • Effective Use of Laboratory Data for Monitoring Population Health

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    Effective public health response to emerging infectious diseases, natural disasters, and bioterrorism requires access to real-time, accurate information on disease patterns and healthcare utilization. The ESSENCE surveillance… read more
    … outpatient microbiology laboratory tests and outpatient visits to 166 MTFs were obtained for No- vember 2, 2002 - … so only test orders were evalu- ated. Outpatient visits were assigned to disease syn- dromes based on ICD-9 … Practice patterns and laboratory test/outpatient visit associations vary by region, so monitoring may be most …
  • Performance of Sub-Syndrome Chief Complaint Classifiers for the GI Syndrome

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention BioSense project has developed chief complaint (CC) and ICD9 sub-syndrome classifiers for the major syndromes for early event detection and situational awareness. This has the potential to… read more
    … a retrospective study of emergency department (ED) visits at four New York State hospitals from May 1, 2005 to April 30, 2007. These hospitals have annual ED visits ranging from 24,000 to 33,000 and have electronic … was possibly infectious in origin. We did not count the visit within a GI sub-syndrome if another specific etiology …
  • West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Syndromic Surveillance for Mass Gatherings

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Mass gatherings—defined as events attended by a sufficient number of people to strain the planning and response resources of the host state—pose unique surveillance challenges. Attendees can be at greater (or high) risk for injuries due to… read more
    … discharged and returned on-site the same day. At least 29 visits (39%) were injury related (sprains, fractures, contusion), and 29 visits (39%) were classified as other (dehydration, heart … to call healthcare facilities daily to collect patient visit information. Syndromic surveillance requires fewer …
  • Substance Abuse Among Youth in Miami-Dade County, 2005-2007

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    The 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of 9th to 12th graders in Miami-Dade County public schools found that 69.7% of students tried alcohol, 28.3% tried marijuana, and 6.3% tried cocaine in their lifetime. Results also showed that… read more
    … for analysis RESULTS ESSENCE In 2006, there were 431 ED visits for substance abuse among youth aged 10 to 19 years. There was no difference in the percentage of visits by gender. Seasonality showed that there were a … among teens (10 – 19 years) with an average cost per visit of $17,621. There was no difference in the number of …
  • Evaluation of a Syndromic Surveillance System Based on General Practitioner's Data, SOS Medecins Bordeaux

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    To describe and evaluate the SOS Medecins Bordeaux syndromic surveillance system .
    … system based on general practitioners’ (GP) house visits in the Bordeaux area in collaboration with SOS … GPs network in France, which undertakes home medical visits 24hrs a day, 7 days a week [1]. SOS Médecins Bordeaux … representing a total of about 800,000 habitants. For each visit, all health complaints and symptoms reported by …
  • Sensibility and Specificity of Syndromic System for Influenza Based on General Practitioners Network in Gironde, France

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    To determine sensitivity and specificity of syndromic surveillance of influenza based on data from SOS Medecins, a healthcare network of emergency general practitioners (GP) in Bordeaux, France.
    … automatically on a daily basis and information on visits were analysed every day by epidemiologists of the … were compared. RESULTS Over the study period, 81,143 GP’s visits for influenza syndrome were recorded in the area of … (http://www.sosmedecins- france.fr/en/default.htm). Last visit on 10/07/2007. [3] Flahault A, Boussard E, Vibert JF, …