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Syndromic Surveillance Confirmation of Extended Influenza Season
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The 2003-2004 influenza season was notable for the early, intense and widespread circulation of a Type A drift variant and a resulting rush on vaccine followed by an abrupt decrease in activity by mid-January. By contrast, the 2004-2005 influenza… read more -
Data Flow: Data Element Requirements
Content Type: Surveillance Tools and Systems
The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) conducted a three-part webinar series in 2016 to describe how… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance for a Large Respiratory Disease Outbreak by Legionella in the Netherlands
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To evaluate the added value of a syndromic surveillance system in detecting a large severe respiratory disease outbreak with a point-source we used the Legionnaires' disease (LD) outbreak of 1999 in the Netherlands as a case-study. We… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance for Detection of Increased Morbidity and Mortality by Influenza
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To evaluate whether a rise or shift in severe morbidity and mortality by influenza can be detected with syndromic surveillance. -
Syndromic Surveillance for Influenza in Washington State: A Local and Regional Perspective
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We explored the utility of tracking emergency department (ED) visits for febrile illness as a proxy for influenza surveillance, from both a local and a regional perspective. -
Syndromic Surveillance for Localized Outbreaks of Lower-Respiratory Infections: Does it Work?
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To evaluate whether syndromic surveillance can detect localized outbreaks of lower-respiratory infections (LRI's) with limited numbers of alarms in time. -
Syndromic Surveillance in Boston: Validating the Detection of Small Events and Integrating Response from a Local Health Department
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The interpretation of aberrations detected by syndromic surveillance is critical for success, but poses challenges for local health departments who must conduct appropriate follow-up and confirm outbreaks. This paper describes the response of the… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance in Major Sporting Event- Jamaican Experience
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This paper evaluates the expended and enhanced surveillance system specifically syndromic surveillance, which was implemented during the International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 (ICC CWC WI 2007) in Western Jamaica.