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  • Implementation of a Facility Based County Surveillance System Using Epi Info

    Content Type: Abstract

    Surveillance in nursing homes (Enserink et al., 2011) and day care facilities (Enserink et al., 2012) has been conducted in the Netherlands, but is not commonly practiced in the United States (Buehler et al., 2008). Outbreaks of illnesses within… read more
    … County (DOH-Hillsborough) routinely reviews the ESSENCE-FL system to assess syndromic trends in emergency … County (DOH-Hillsborough) routinely reviews the ESSENCE-FL system to assess syndromic trends in emergency …
  • Using syndromic surveillance to monitor response to cyanotoxin contamination event

    Content Type: Abstract

    Cyanotoxins are unregulated, emerging contaminants that have been associated with adverse health effects, including gastroenteritis, when consumed at high levels1,2. In May and June of 2018 cyanotoxins were detected in the public drinking water… read more
    … activities with other state and local agencies. Oregon ESSENCE staff used syndromic surveillance to monitor the … activities with other state and local agencies. Oregon ESSENCE staff used syndromic surveillance to monitor the …
  • Utility of Data Fusion for Public Health Monitors: Lessons Learned from a Beta Test

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) supports the development of new analytical tools to improve alerting in the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) disease-monitoring… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) disease-monitoring application used by the … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) disease-monitoring application used by the …
  • Measles-related syndromes - Washington State Department of Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    In WA, we've been using a series of increasingly broad queries to monitor measles. The number of visits mentioning measles increases during an outbreak as a result of people seeking care because they were (or think) they were exposed, seeking… read more
    … review of the same records Syndromic surveillance system: ESSENCE (NSSP) Data sources: All clinical (emergency … review of the same records Syndromic surveillance system: ESSENCE (NSSP) Data sources: All clinical (emergency …
  • Sharing Public Health Information with Non-Public Health Partners

    Content Type: Abstract

    Automated Electronic Disease Surveillance has become a common tool for most public health practitioners. Users of these systems can analyze and visualize data coming from hospitals, schools, and a variety of sources to determine the health of their… read more
    … to be easily and securely shared between public health ESSENCE users and non-public health partners; specifically, … to be easily and securely shared between public health ESSENCE users and non-public health partners; specifically, …
  • Evaluation of Syndromic Surveillance for Opioid Overdose Reporting in Illinois

    Content Type: Abstract

    Accuracy in identifying drug-related emergency department admissions is critical to understanding local burden of disease and assessing effectiveness of drug abuse prevention and overdose-reduction initiatives. In 2018 the Illinois Department of… read more
    … system. Objective : To evaluate capacity of the BioSense ESSENCE platform and pre-defined overdose queries to … system. Objective : To evaluate capacity of the BioSense ESSENCE platform and pre-defined overdose queries to …
  • Using Evaluation to Inform the BioSense Platform: Results from a 2018 Survey

    Content Type: Abstract

    Since 2015, CDC’s Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance staff have conducted evaluations to provide information on the utility, functionality, usability and user satisfaction associated with the National Syndromic Surveillance… read more
    … for Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), a software application that enables syndromic … for Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), a software application that enables syndromic …
  • Tracking suspected heroin overdoses in CDC's National Syndromic Surveillance Program

    Content Type: Abstract

    Overdose deaths involving opioids (i.e., opioid pain relievers and illicit opioids such as heroin) accounted for at least 63% (N = 33,091) of overdose deaths in 2015. Overdose deaths related to illicit opioids, heroin and illicitly-manufactured… read more
    … System for the Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), allows for tailored syndrome queries and can … System for the Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), allows for tailored syndrome queries and can …