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An Open Source Web Services Toolkit for Event Detection Algorithms
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As major disease outbreaks are rare, empirical evaluation of statistical methods for outbreak detection requires the use of modified or completely simulated health event data in addition to real data. Comparisons of different techniques will be more… read more -
An Outbreak Detection Algorithm that Efficiently Performs Complete Bayesian Model Averaging Over All Possible Spatial Distributions of Disease
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Many disease-outbreak detection algorithms, such as control chart methods, use frequentist statistical techniques. We describe a Bayesian algorithm that uses data D consisting of current day counts of some event (e.g., emergency department (ED)… read more -
Analyses of National Syndromic Surveillance Data: Real-Time Hospital, Veterans Affairs (VA) & Department of Defense (DoD) Data
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Since July 2004 the BioSense program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received data from DoD military and VA outpatient clinics (not in real time). In January 2006 real-time hospital data (e.g. chief complaints and… read more -
Analysis of Notifiable Diseases Detected by Syndromic Surveillance in Taiwan
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The paper outlined the major findings and statistical results of syndromic surveillance system in Taiwan since year 2000. -
Analysis of Syndrome Definitions for Gastrointestinal Illness with ICD9 Codes for Gastroenteritis during the 2006-07 Norovirus Season in Boston
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We report on a retrospective analysis of gastrointestinal syndrome definitions based on chief complaints and ICD9 diagnosis for gastroenteritis during the 2006-07 season of increased norovirus activity. -
Can Telehealth Ontario Respiratory Call Volume be Used as a Proxy for Emergency Department Respiratory Visit Surveillance by Public Health?
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The prompt detection of disease outbreaks is a major concern to public health as it has the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality (1). Real-time syndromic surveillance uses existing non-traditional data for timely analysis and feedback to… read more -
Canadian and United States Cross-Border Collaboration for Syndromic Surveillance: Overview and Recommendations from an International Society for Disease Surveillance
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The objectives of this consultation, supported by the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS), were to develop expert, consensus-based recommendations to promote Canadian and U.S. collaboration in using syndromic surveillance (SS) to… read more -
Canine Tick Diagnoses are a Sentinel for Tick-borne Diseases in People
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To determine if ticks on dogs can provide early warning for tick-borne diseases in people.