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Estimating the number of deaths attributable to nine common infectious pathogens adjusted for seasonality and temperature
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Accurately assigning causes or contributing causes to deaths remains a universal challenge, especially in the elderly with underlying disease. Cause of death statistics commonly record the underlying cause of death, and influenza… read more… Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands E-mail: Liselotte.van.asten@rivm.nl Objective Mortality … -
Gastrointestinal disease outbreak detection using multiple data streams from electronic medical records
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GI disease outbreaks can be focal (for example, restaurant associated), generalized (for example, seasonal rotavirus increases) or intermediate (for example, widely disseminated contaminated commercial products). Health departments (HDs) are… read more… Permanente Division of Research, Oakland, CA, USA E-mail: Sharon_Greene@hphc.org Objective To identify which … -
Predicting extreme asthma events in London using quantile regression models
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The burden of asthma is a major public health issue, and of a wider interest particularly to public health practitioners, health care providers and policy makers, as well as researchers. The literature on forecasting of adverse respiratory health… read more… of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia E-mail: soyiriin@yahoo.com Objective This paper describes a … -
Integrating medical examiner data in Utah
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The Office of the Medical Examiner (OME) is a statewide system for investigation of sudden and unexpected death in Utah. OME, in the Utah Department of Health (UDOH), certified over 2000 of the 13,920 deaths in Utah in 2008. … read more… Grey Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA E-mail: jduncan@utah.gov Objectives The objectives of the Utah … -
Mitigating data collection challenges with adaptive frameworks
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Electronic disease surveillance systems can be extremely valuable tools; however, a critical step in system implementation is collection of data. Without accurate and complete data, statistical anomalies that are detected hold little… read more… Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA E-mail: adjoa.poku@jhuapl.edu Objective This paper describes … -
Integrating Medical Examiner Data in Utah
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The Office of the Medical Examiner (OME) is a statewide system for investigation of sudden and unexpected death in Utah. OME, in the Utah Department of Health (UDOH), certified over 2000 of the 13,920 deaths in Utah in 2008. Information from OME… read more… Grey Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA E-mail: jduncan@utah.gov Objectives The objectives of the Utah … -
Mitigating data collection challenges with adaptive frameworks
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Electronic disease surveillance systems can be extremely valuable tools; however, a critical step in system implementation is collection of data. Without accurate and complete data, statistical anomalies that are detected hold little meaning. Many… read more… Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA E-mail: adjoa.poku@jhuapl.edu Objective This paper describes … -
Tracking emergency department (ED) patients with gastrointestinal symptoms during a Norovirus epidemic in Miami-Dade
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From January to March 2010, thirteen outbreaks of Norovirus infection were reported to the Epidemiology, Disease Control and Immunization Service (EDC-IS), up from four outbreaks in the entire 2008 and same number during 2009. … read more… County Health Department (MDCHD), Miami, FL, USA E-mail: Rene_Borroto-Ponce@doh.state.fl.us Objective To …