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CDC Motor Vehicle Crash Occupant Injury v1
Content Type: Syndrome
The purpose of this syndromic surveillance query is to monitor trends in unintentional motor vehicle traffic-related crash injury among passenger vehicle occupants who present to emergency departments. Passenger vehicles are defined as cars/SUVs,… read more… for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) as a Chief Complaint and Discharge Diagnosis (CC … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) as a Chief Complaint and Discharge Diagnosis (CC … -
Comparison of 2005-2007 Influenza-Like Illness Observed from Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County
Content Type: Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the 2005- 2006 and 2006-2007 Influenza seasons using Influenza-like illness (ILI) data received from Emergency Departments in Miami-Dade County.… MDCHD has implemented a syndromic surveillance system (ESSENCE) to monitor ILI trends from data received from … -
Talking Turkish: Using N-Grams for Syndromic Surveillance in a Turkish Emergency Department without the Need for English Translation
Content Type: Abstract
Previously we used an “N-Gram” classifier for syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) chief complaints (CC) in English for bioterrorism. The classifier is trained on a set of ED visits for which both the ICD diagnosis code and CC are… read more… respiratory grouping of ICD9 codes created by the ESSENCE-CDC project. We then used an N- Gram method adapted … -
Florida Department of Health Syndromic Surveillance Identifies Unreported Cases of Zika Virus Disease, 2016–2017
Content Type: Success Stories
Zika virus disease became a significant public health problem in Brazil in 2015 and quickly spread to other South American and Central American countries. While not an overly severe illness for many, Zika virus disease has been shown to increase the… read more… (7), 17 Zika virus disease cases were identified using ESSENCE*–FL. These visits were not reported to public health … (7), 17 Zika virus disease cases were identified using ESSENCE*–FL. These visits were not reported to public health … -
Utilization of Public Health Surveillance Data for Early Detection of Drinking Water Contamination
Content Type: Abstract
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has developed a prototype contamination warning system (CWS) for drinking water in response to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD9). The goal of HSPD9 and the CWS is to… read more… health departments. The EPA is working with RODS and ESSENCE to enhance capabilities to detect a drinking water … -
Sensitivity and Specificity of an Ngram Method for Classifying Emergency Department Visits into the Respiratory Syndrome in the Turkish Language
Content Type: Abstract
Previously we developed an “Ngram” classifier for syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) chief complaints (CC) in Turkish for bioterrorism. The classifier is developed from a set of ED visits for which both the ICD… read more… grouping of ICD10 codes chosen to be similar to the ESSENCE-CDC RESP ICD9 codes. We then used an Ngram method … -
Improvement in Performance of Ngram Classifiers with Frequent Updates
Content Type: Abstract
Syndromic surveillance of emergency department(ED) visit data is often based on computerized classifiers which assign patient chief complaints (CC) tosyndromes. These classifiers may need to be updatedperiodically to account for changes… read more… We used a lower GI grouping of ICD9 codes created by the ESSENCE-CDC pro- ject. We then used an N-Gram method adapted … -
Enhancing Syndromic Surveillance through Cross-border Data Sharing
Content Type: Abstract
In the fall of 2006, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) proactively began general discussions regarding surveillance issues of mutual interest. Both states, having operational… read more… for the Early Notification of Community- based Epidemics (ESSENCE). Each state desired to view the new shared data …