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North Dakota Electronic Animal Health Surveillance System
Content Type: Abstract
The North Dakota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (NDVDL) manages animal disease laboratory tests, results and diagnostic services using the software VetStar Animal Disease Diagnostic System (VADDS) (Advanced Technology Corporation, Ramsey, NJ). The… read more… Automated reports developed using SAS are distributed via email to designated personnel at the NDDoH and Department of … -
November Literature Review: Epidemiology of influenza strains
Content Type: Webinar
Edward Goldstein, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Epidemiology discusses his paper "Predicting the Epidemic Sizes of Influenza A/H1N1, A/H3N2, and B: A Statistical Method." Published in PLoS Med. 2011… read more… 4 1 1 Data US CDC data between 1997-2008 on weekly doctor visits associated with influenza like illness (ILI) and … strain-specific incidence: proportion of ILI among all visits to sentinel practices x proportion of respiratory … -
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… from several data sources, including: Emergency room visits % of ED visits for ILI Sentinel laboratories % of specimens … -
Cysticercosis associated epilepsy prevention and control
Content Type: Case Study
Cysticercosis is a frequent health problem in developing countries. The disease is due to infection by Taenia solium larvae and is predominant in areas where pigs and humans cohabite. Inappropriate breeding conditions and poor hygiene especially… read more… and UNIVERSITE DES MONTAGNES, Cameroon COUNTRY: CAMEROON Email: mpdjobet@yahoo.fr WHAT DOMAIN(S) DO YOU WORK IN? x___ … -
Multilingual Chief Complaint Classifier
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Free text chief complaints (CCs), which may be recorded in different languages, are an important data source for syndromic surveillance systems. For automated syndromic surveillance, CCs must be classified into predefined syndromic categories to… read more… 11(11), 1170-1176. Further Information: Hsin-Min Lu, hmlu@email.arizona.edu; http://ai.arizona.edu Advances in Disease … -
A Survey of Usage and Response Protocols of Syndromic Surveillance Systems by State Public Health Departments in the United States
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Within the syndromic surveillance literature there are acknowledged gaps with respect to penetration of syndromic surveillance systems and standard or promising practices for response. The lack of adequate data and evidence-based… read more… We conducted a cross-sectional survey (telephone and email) of state epidemiologists in all 50 states and the … -
GUARDIAN: Geographic Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time for Disease Identification and Notification
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Real-time disease surveillance is critical for early detection of the covert release of a biological threat agent (BTA). Numerous software applications have been developed to detect emerging disease clusters resulting from either naturally occurring… read more… Key Wake Up Wake Up Pre-Processor (Internal DB) Pager/Email/etc. Web Browser BTA Profiles Advances in Disease … -
INDICATOR: A Cyberenvironment for Biosurveillance and Response
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Infectious disease outbreaks require rapid access to information to support a coordinated response from healthcare providers and public health officials. They need to know the size, spread, and location of the outbreak, and they also… read more… data repository. Users will be allowed to add data using email, uploads, or feeds, and INDICATOR will provide spatial …