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EHR-based syndromic surveillance during the 2009–2010 H1N1 pandemic
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The global H1N1 influenza A pandemic in 2009 heightened the need for automated disease surveillance capabilities. After an initial surge in confirmatory testing, clinicians moved to diagnosis based on patient assessment for fever … read more -
Emergency department diagnosis code data for surveillance of vaccine adverse events: comparison with the national vaccine adverse event reporting system
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Nationally, vaccine safety is monitored through several systems including Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a passive reporting system designed to detect potential vaccine safety concerns. Healthcare providers … read more -
Enhance public health data capacity through statewide health information exchange of immunization records
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Utah Statewide Immunization Information System (USIIS) is the state immunization registry. It is connected to about 700 organizations, including 100% public health clinics, 60% of private providers, many schools, daycares, pharmacies… read more -
Enhancement of ESSENCE-based chemical surveillance by incorporation of real-time poison information center data
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Florida Department of Health has developed a statewide syndromic surveillance system based on the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE). Authorized users can currently access… read more -
Epibasket: a prototype web tool aimed to speed up and standardize the epidemiological investigation of an outbreak
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The detailed analysis of the epidemiological literature on the 2003 SARS epidemic published in peer reviewed journals has shown that a majority (78%) of the epidemiological articles were submitted after the epidemic had ended,… read more -
EpiScape: a map generation service for spatial temporal visualization
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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 -
EpiSentry: simulation-based threat identification, response management and decision support for outbreaks and pandemics
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The 2009 H1N1 novel flu pandemic demonstrates how a rapidly spreading, contagious illness can affect the world’s population in multiple ways including health, economics, education, transportation, and national security. Pandemic … read more -
Estimating the incidence of influenza cases that present to emergency departments
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Our laboratory previously established the value of over-the-counter (OTC) sales data for the early detection of disease outbreaks. We found that thermometer sales (TS) increased significantly and early during influenza (flu) season.… read more