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  • Anticipatory surveillance for mass gatherings: a novel application of mass media surveillance

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    Public health and medical research on mass gatherings (MGs) are emerging disciplines. MGs present surveillance challenges quite different from routine outbreak monitoring, including prompt detection of outbreaks of an unusual … read more
    … prompt detection of outbreaks of an unusual disease. Lack of familiarity with a disease can result in … prompt detection of outbreaks of an unusual disease. Lack of familiarity with a disease can result in a … prompt detection of outbreaks of an unusual disease. Lack of familiarity with a disease can result in …
  • Limb Elephantiasis as Predictor for the Occurrence and Spread of Lymphatic Filariasis in Kano State, Nigeria

    Content Type: Abstract

    Lymphatic filariasis is one of the most prevalent of the tropical diseases, but is also the most neglected.Though significant advances have been made in the understanding both the disease and its control, there is general lack of information about… read more
    … both the disease and its control, there is general lack of information about its socioeconomic effects, … both the disease and its control (3), there is general lack of information about its socioeconomic effects, … both the disease and its control, there is general lack of information about its socioeconomic effects, …
  • Visualizing Data Quality: Tools and Views

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    Distribute is a national emergency department syndromic surveillance project developed by the International Society for Disease Surveillance for influenza-like-illness (ILI) that integrates data from existing state and local public health department… read more
    … with summarized (aggregated) data which cannot be traced back to the un-aggregated 'raw' data. This and the … with summarized (aggregated) data, which cannot be traced back to the unaggregated ’raw’ data. This and the … with summarized (aggregated) data which cannot be traced back to the un-aggregated 'raw' data. This and the …
  • A Survey of Usage and Response Protocols of Syndromic Surveillance Systems by State Public Health Departments in the United States

    Content Type: Abstract

    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
    … and standard or promising practices for response. The lack of adequate data and evidence-based policy … standard or pro- mising practices for response [1]. The lack of ade- quate data and evidence-based policy … and standard or promising practices for response. The lack of adequate data and evidence-based policy …
  • Evaluating Pandemic Influenza Surveillance and Response Systems in Developing Countries: Framework and Pilot Application

    Content Type: Abstract

    A pandemic caused by influenza A/H5N1 or another novel strain could kill millions of people and devastate economies worldwide. Recent computer simulations suggest that an emerging influenza pandemic might be contained in Southeast Asia through rapid… read more
    … poor communication and transportation infrastructure; and lack of resources to investigate outbreaks could cause … poor communication and transportation infrastructure; and lack of resources to investigate outbreaks could cause … poor communication and transportation infrastructure; and lack of resources to investigate outbreaks could cause …
  • Role of continuous monitoring on performance of surveillance systems in military populations in resource-limited settings

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    Timeliness of information has a key role in disease reporting, and may be easily impaired by several factors affecting data entry and utilization.1 Regarding data entry, previous studies have shown that monitoring strategies, such as telephone… read more
    … Therefore, we attempted to test the effect of a lack of monitoring on the performance of reporting sites, … Therefore, we attempted to test the effect of a lack of monitoring on the performance of reporting sites, … Therefore, we attempted to test the effect of a lack of monitoring on the performance of reporting sites, …
  • Education as a mechanism to reduce spread of brucellosis among at-risk populations in Uzbekistan

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    One goal of the Biological Threat Reduction Program of the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency is the enhancement of surveillance of especially dangerous pathogens of both humans and animals within countries of the former Soviet Union. One of the… read more
    … for humans and farm animals respectively.The lack of awareness about brucellosis in at-risk populations, … for humans and farm animals, respectively (1). The lack of awareness about brucellosis in at-risk populations, … for humans and farm animals respectively.The lack of awareness about brucellosis in at-risk populations, …
  • Syndromic Surveillance in the State of Florida

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    Syndromic Surveillance utilizes health-related symptom data to monitor disease outbreaks. Its’ potential for prompt detection of disease outbreaks and strengthening of rapid public health response is anticipated. As a result, syndromic surveillance… read more
    … While most of the sys- tems are based on data of patient visit to Emergency Department of major hospitals, a few also … these systems have not been systematically evaluated. The lack of calibration to suit local needs of these systems …