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  • Integrated approach of non-specific surveillance in Reunion Island

    Content Type: Abstract

    In Reunion Island, the non-specific surveillance was developed since 2006 and was based on the activity of only one hospital emergency department and on mortality. To respond to the threat of influenza A(H1N1) pandemic emergence, this surveillance… read more
    … departments of the four hospitals; � number of call phone for ILI to the emergency medical service regulation center; � number of consultations and home visits by general practi- tioners. These indicators and … show various levels of gravity of the influenza pandemic (phone calls, practitioner consultations and emer- gency …
  • MBDS One Health Digital Disease Surveillance Application

    Content Type: Case Study

    The past decade has seen the rise of many new diseases, and the re-emergence of others which were thought to have been brought under control. This is the combined result of the expansion of global trade and travel, the increases in populations of… read more
    … with Bioterrorism and/or pandemic potential. Mobile Phone application development is adapted on SMS based alert … gateway” mini-client that allows you to plug a local cell phone into your laptop, connect to the Internet, and allow …
  • Executive Summary of the ISDS DTRA Consultancy Project 2014-2017

    Content Type: Report

    The International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) fills the need for a practical forum and coordinating mechanism for collaboration among subject matter experts (SMEs) from stakeholder groups that may normally not interact but who, when… read more
    … a dataset built from approximately 20,000 hospital visits captured via syndromic surveillance. Researchers can … or to learn how to connect with ISDS, please visit www.healthsurveillance.org or email the ISDS Executive …
  • What is the Value of a Positive Syndromic Surveillance Signal?

    Content Type: Abstract

    One criterion for evaluating the effectiveness of a surveillance system is the system’s positive predictive value. To our knowledge few studies have described the positive predictive value of syndromic surveillance signals… read more
    … departments (EDs) in King County. EDs send data on all visits that occurred the previous day. Aberrations in the … communicable disease reporting mechanisms (e.g., via phone or fax). A signal was classified as a true positive if …
  • Challenges of introducing disease surveillance technology in developing countries: experiences from India and Sri Lanka

    Content Type: Abstract

    Modern information and communication technologies have increasingly prominent roles in health care systems. To capitalize on attainable benefits, it is essential to thoroughly and purposefully weave them into the existing business … read more
    … and alerting.1 Data collection relies on amobile phone applicationmHealthsurvey to transfer paper records of outpatient visits to a central database. Data are then analyzed using …
  • Disease surveillance using school absenteeism data in rural Cambodia

    Content Type: Abstract

    Previous studies in developed countries showed school absenteeism data can serve as a proxy for monitoring infectious disease activities and facilitates early community outbreak detection. However, absenteeism patterns may differ in developing… read more
    … by short message service (SMS) or direct communication by phone to the central office of The Cambodian Children’s … Data quality was monitored by occasional onsite school visits by the investigators. A total of 430 students (47.4% …
  • Odisha State’s Malaria Reduction Success – Role of Information for Action

    Content Type: Presentation Slides

    Presentation identifies the Odisha State in eastern coastal India as a region in the country and world with exceptionally high rates of malaria infection. Odisha, which represents 3% of India’s population was… read more
    … CAMPS Inaccessible villages / hamlets having infrequent visit of ASHA Accessible villages/hamlets getting …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Analysis & Interpretation

    Content Type: Presentation Slides

    Presented January 31, 2018   David Swenson presented the following slides during the 2018 ISDS Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. This presentation provides a use case for developing and implementing surveillance prodocols to conduct… read more
    … suggest (admitted, discharged)? Are there a number of visits with similar presentation times? And do these … Project Manager Infectious Disease Surveillance Section Phone: (603) 271-7366 Email: David.S wenson@dhhs.nh.gov * …