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  • Digital Epidemiology: designing machine learning approaches to combine Internet-based data sources to monitor and forecast disease activity in multiple locations and spatial resolutions

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented May 24, 2018. Mauricio Santillana, MS, PhD describes machine learning methodologies that leverage Internet-based information from search engines, twitter microblogs, crowd-sourced disease surveillance systems, electronic… read more
    … during H1N1 pandemic When Google got flu wrong. nature.com/news/when-google-got-flu-wrong. We published a paper … ● ●1 2 3 4 5 6 month ahead prediction 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 co ns ta nt m on th ly te m p 1 te m p 2 te m p 3 te m p M X …
  • EpiScape: a map generation service for spatial temporal visualization

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Keyhole Markup Language (KML) format has become a recognized standard for the distribution of geographic information system data. In most recent versions of the Real-Time and Outbreak Disease Surveillance (RODS) system, we… read more
    … and K Bui.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 27 client for viewing the output of the … City, UT, USA on 1–2 December 2010. Reference 1 http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/kml/. Map generation … Health Threats Journal JU Espino and K Bui. 2011, 4:s129 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 28 …
  • Use of syndromic surveillance systems for oral health surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    National and state surveillance systems for oral health have relied on sample-based screenings and self-reported surveys.1 Recent publications suggest the need and potential for use of data from syndromic surveillance systems and insurers to monitor… read more
    … RS King et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 19 Conference, held in Park City, Utah, … Surveillance System. Prev Chronic Dis 2009;6. http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/apr/08_0108.htm. 2 Quiñonez C, … Health Threats Journal RS King et al. 2011, 4:s32 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 20 …
  • Impact of alternate diagnoses on the accuracy of influenza-like illness case definition used for H1N1 screening in the emergency department

    Content Type: Abstract

    In June 2009, the CDC defined a confirmed case of H1N1 as a person with an ILI and laboratory confirmed novel influenza A H1N1 virus infection. ILI is defined by the CDC as fever and cough and/or sore throat, in the absence of a known cause… read more
    … Rumoro et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 76 may affect regional public health … 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/. 2 Waddell MJ, Doseck SM, Silva JC, Rumoro DP. … Health Threats Journal D Rumoro et al. 2011, 4:s110 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 77 …
  • Assessing address data quality for public health surveillance in Montreal

    Content Type: Abstract

    In Montreal, notifiable diseases are reported to the Public Health Department (PHD). Of 44, 250 disease notifications received in 2009, up to 25% had potential address errors. These can be introduced during transcription, handwriting… read more
    … et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 41 would benefit as reliable data would … 2010;1:163–8. 2 Canada Post Corporation 2010. http://www.canadapost.ca/ … Health Threats Journal E Lanktree et al. 2011, 4:s136 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 42 …
  • Development of public health communication tools using open source methods

    Content Type: Abstract

    Secure and confidential exchange of information is the cornerstone of public health practice. Often, this exchange has to occur between public health agencies across jurisdictions. Examples include notification of reportable diseases… read more
    … J Reid et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 61 Conclusions An integrated suite of … December 2010. Reference 1 Program demonstration. http://www.rockymountaincoe.org/phaccess. Public health … Health Threats Journal J Reid et al. 2011, 4:s161 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 62 …
  • Document classification toward efficient event-based biosurveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Event-based biosurveillance is a practice of monitoring diverse information sources for the detection of events pertaining to human health. Online documents, such as news articles on the Internet, have commonly been the … read more
    … M Torii et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 66 2 Keller M, Blench M, Tolentino H, … Euro Surveill 2010;15, pii!19626. Available online http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ ViewArticle.aspx? ArticleId!19626. … Health Threats Journal M Torii et al. 2011, 4:s119 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 67 …
  • School-Related Visits - CSTE Environmental Health in School Workgroup

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Most children spend a significant portion of their time in daycare or at school. CSTE's Environmental Health in School workgroup identified these days/hours as a setting for possible "occupational" exposures. The CSTE EH in School Workgroup created… read more
    … Neuro;Resp;Injury;ILI;Fever Shk_coma;Resp;Injury 24 Daily Visit Counts, NSSP, May 11 – …