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Prospective space-time analysis of the 2007 cryptosporidiosis outbreak, Salt Lake County, Utah
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Cryptosporidiosis is a gastrointestinal illness due to a protozoan parasite that is highly contagious, and resistant to multiple disinfectants. Utah experienced a large, community-wide outbreak of cryptosporidiosis between June and December of 2007… read more… Information Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan E-mail: mtaddie@earthlink.net Objective The objective of this … -
Reporting nationally notifiable conditions (NNC): vocabulary aspects
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Standard vocabulary facilitates the routing and filtering of laboratory data to various public health programs. In 2008, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) developed 67 Technical Implementation Guides (TIGs) that accompany each… read more… and 3Independent Consultant to CDC, Atlanta GA, USA E-mail: dsg3@cdc.gov Objective Electronic laboratory reporting … -
Six years of cardiac database management: the impact on clinical practice
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Cardiothoracic surgery quality improvement is a core value of healthcare provision. In order to improve quality of care, information on key indicators needs to be systematically collected and maintained.In 2006, thecardiothoracic department at… read more… Ali (resident of cardiac surgery). *Shumaila Furnaz E-mail: shumaila.furnaz@aku.edu (page number not for citation … -
Smart homes and novel indicators to inform an evidence-based population health intervention for aging in place and design of a community health registry
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The critical need for population-level interventions to support the health needs of the growing population of older adults is widely recognized1. In addition, there is a need for novel indicators to monitor wellness as a resource for living and a… read more… pii/S1386505611000700. *Blaine Reeder E-mail: breeder@uw.edu (page number not for citation purpose) … effort and support with this project. *Kathy Zurbrigg E-mail: kathy.zurbrigg@ontario.ca (page number not for … -
Disaster Surveillance Revisited: Passive, Active and Electronic Syndromic Surveillance during Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA - 2005
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Surveillance strategies following major natural disasters have varied widely with respect to methods used to collect and analyze data. Following Hurricane Katrina, public health concerns included infectious disease outbreaks, injuries, mental health… read more… accounted for the greatest percentage of healthcare visits (33%) by residents and relief workers. No significant … -
Enhanced Public Health Surveillance Activities in Miami-Dade County for Super Bowl XLI
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A large event such as the Super Bowl that attracts over 120,000 visitors to an area within a short period of time has the potential to increase the risk of communicable diseases and environmental hazards in a community in… read more… monitor mode rather than project mode. The daily total ED visits for Miami-Dade County residents progressively … -
Enhancing Public Health Surveillance by Using Multiple Data Sources for Syndromic Surveillance: The Alberta Real Time Syndromic Surveillance Net
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Capital Health is a regional health care organization, which provides services for over one million inhabitants in the Edmonton area of Alberta, Canada. Traditionally, disease surveillance under its jurisdiction has been paper-based… read more… service (Health Link, HL); (2) emergency department visits (EDIS); (3) Provincial Laboratory for Public Health … -
Surveillance Investigation Tool Development Targeted for Results
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The Automated Hospital Emergency Department Data System is designed to detect early indicators of bioterrorism events and naturally occurring public health threats. Four investigatory tools have been developed with drill-down… read more… Flu Sentinel Reports as a percentage of total hospital visits for the 2006-7 Influenza season. Lastly, real-time, …