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  • Evaluating Syndrome Definitions in the Extended Syndromic Surveillance Ontology

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Extended Syndromic Surveillance Ontology (ESSO) is an open source terminological ontology designed to facilitate the text mining of clinical reports in English [1,2]. At the core of ESSO are 279 clinical concepts (for example, fever, confusion,… read more
    … Syndromic Surveillance Ontology: http://code.google. com/p/ss-ontology/. 3. Chapman W, Dowling J, Baer A, … *Mike Conway E-mail: michaelambroseconway@gmail.com (page number not for citation purpose) Table 1. Concepts … 11198 - DOI: 10.3402/ehtj.v4i0.11198 http://code.google.com/p/ss-ontology/ http://code.google.com/p/ss-ontology/ …
  • Instructions of ILI-S R Code

    Content Type: Training

    Follow these instructions on how to run ILI R code on your BioSense data locker using R studio.   read more
  • Detection of Enteric Disease Epidemics Using a Diarrhea-specific Category

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Utah Department of Health documented a single epidemic of cryptosporidiosis in Utah during 2007. Seven hundred eleven laboratory-confirmed cases were reported in Salt Lake County, Utah from July 27 through December 18. Illness onset date was… read more
    … the reported cases and a Pearson correlation analysis was con- ducted. Standard deviation from the overall mean value … of enteric disease is promising. REFERENCES [1] Chapman WW, Christensen LM, Wagner MM, et al. Classify- ing … Further Information: Loren Shaffer, loren.shaffer@hmsinc.com Advances in Disease Surveillance 2008;5:60 …
  • Incorporating Geographical Contacts into Social Network Analysis for Contact Tracing in Epidemiology: A Study on Taiwan SARS Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    In epidemiology, contact tracing is a process to control the spread of an infectious disease and identify individuals who were previously exposed to patients with the disease. After the emergence of AIDS, SNA was demonstrated to be a good… read more
    … In epidemiology, contact tracing is a process to con- trol the spread of an infectious disease and identify … into SNA has been demonstrated to reveal potential con- tacts among patients [2][3]. METHODS In this research, … connect individual patients to form a network with two com- monly used measures in SNA, the degree of a node and …
  • Surveillance in the Cloud: A New Platform for Disease Search and Situational Awareness

    Content Type: Abstract

    Major challenges in syndromic surveillance today include lack of standardization in syndrome definitions and limited ability to detect outbreaks of specific and rare diseases. To generate situational awareness surveillance results… read more
    … that is generating a great deal of innovation in the com- puting industry. Cloud computing environments commonly … Bauer D, Higgs B and Mohtashemi M (2007) High Performance Com- puting for Disease Surveillance. Lecture Notes in …
  • Novel Approach to Statewide Biosurveillance Using Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Information

    Content Type: Abstract

    The purpose of the National Collaborative for Bio-preparedness (NCB-P) is to enhance biosurveillance and situational awareness to better inform decision-making using a statewide approach. EMS represents a unique potential data source because it… read more
    … 400 in North Carolina. http://pulse.blogs.starnewsonline.com/10769/norovirus- outbreaks-sickens-nearly-400-in-nc/. … 10.3402/ehtj.v4i0.11183 http://pulse.blogs.starnewsonline.com/10769/norovirus-outbreaks-sickens-nearly-400-in-nc/ … http://pulse.blogs.starnewsonline.com/10769/norovirus-outbreaks-sickens-nearly-400-in-nc/ 1-25 …
  • Making One Health Operational – the One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource ToolkitTM

    Content Type: Webinar

    Over the last decade, the One Health approach has gained support as a valuable way to address complex issues at the interface of humans, animals, and the environment.  Moving from theory to application is more challenging, though, and experts… read more
    … Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART) was co-developed by the University of Minnesota and the U.S. … Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART) was co-developed by the University of Minnesota and the U.S. …
  • Ten Years of Syndromic Surveillance in New Hampshire: Innovation, Experience and Outcomes

    Content Type: Abstract

    In response to the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, the NH Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) engaged state and external partners in the design of an early warning surveillance system to support bioterrorism and emergency… read more
    … STEMS, APHA Annual Conference; 2006. http://apha.confex.- com/apha/134am/techprogram/paper_141309.htm. *David Swenson … 11173 - DOI: 10.3402/ehtj.v4i0.11173 http://apha.confex.com/apha/134am/techprogram/paper_141309.htm … http://apha.confex.com/apha/134am/techprogram/paper_141309.htm 1-25 ehtj11702 …