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  • Use of Cell-Phones to Strengthen Malaria Surveillance-Response Systems of Bangka/Belitung, Indonesia - A proposal

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Government of Indonesia (GoI) aims to eliminate Malaria by 2030 in 4 stages (Wismarini, 2009. To reach the elimination phase High Case Incidence (HCI) areas go through a pre-elimination phase. The aim of the proposed project is to support one of… read more
    … management (HMM) data reporting by households. 3) To train village midwifes or village malaria workers (VM/ MW) … examination by the HC parasitology microscopist. 4) To train HC parasitology microscopists to perform microscopic … Lab for reliability testing. 6) To provide consultations, training and resources for the D/ MHOs to facilitate the …
  • National Health Insurance: a new application for non-specific surveillance in Reunion Island

    Content Type: Abstract

    In Reunion Island, the non-specific surveillance was mainly developed during A(H1N1) influenza pandemic in 2009. In March 2010, a new surveillance system was implemented from National Health Insurance data. This monitoring was based on the weekly… read more
    … were calculated during these 134 weeks, using a training period of at least 3 years. A 95% confidence …
  • A multidisciplinary approach to an outbreak of canid Rabies in Gauteng Province, South Africa

    Content Type: Case Study

    On 3rd of June, 2010 a sick dog was presented to an Animal Welfare Agency. Biliary treatment unsuccessful and the dog was euthanased and tested positive for Rabies on FAT. In this mixed rural urban area of South Africa Rabies is an occasional… read more
    … __x_ Cross-Agency Communication and Collaboration ___ Training and Resources ___ Technologies and Methodologies …
  • Education as a mechanism to reduce spread of brucellosis among at-risk populations in Uzbekistan

    Content Type: Abstract

    One goal of the Biological Threat Reduction Program of the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency is the enhancement of surveillance of especially dangerous pathogens of both humans and animals within countries of the former Soviet Union. One of the… read more
    … healthcare professionals, delivered through BTRP regular training events, together with printed materials to be …
  • Mapping Tool between two code sets: ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS

    Content Type: Webinar

    Join ISDS on June 3rd for an instructional webinar on ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS mapping tools, including the newly released MapIt tool. This tool, which was developed by AHRQ and CDC, is an automated mapping tool that utilizes General Equivalence… read more
    …   Document Mapping_Tool_Between_Icd9_Icd10_Slides.pdf … Training Session Mapping Tool between code sets: ICD-9-CM … Learn more at www.syndromic.org Training)Session:) Mapping)Tool)between)two)code)sets) …
  • Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 4

    Content Type: Report

    A Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop was held in Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 4 on May 12-13, 2015 at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta, GA. This was the seventh workshop in a… read more
    … Overall, the workshop evaluations indicated this training model was an effective way to establish and … (ED) dataset for data sharing during the workshop, the training begins with a collaborative assessment and … do this; 5) and, I know about/ can do this well enough to train someone else. The pre-workshop survey was administered …
  • Syndromic Surveillance for Arboviral Diseases in Arizona

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Arizona reports an average of 116 cases of West Nile virus (WNV) each year, and in 2015, Arizona saw a reemergence of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus. In addition, Arizona is at risk for importation of viruses such as chikungunya, dengue, and… read more
    … August 2015 through December 2016 (before transition to ESSENCE). The evaluation will analyze how many records … August 2015 through December 2016 (before transition to ESSENCE). The evaluation will analyze how many records …
  • Emergency Department Patients with Gastrointestinal Symptoms During Federal Holidays, Miami-Dade 2007-2010

    Content Type: Abstract

    People usually celebrate holidays by inviting family and friends to have food at home, or by gathering and eating at restaurants or in other public venues. This increased exposure to food with a common source can create conditions for outbreaks of… read more
    … the seasonal effect in this research. Conclusions ESSENCE can help to track the incidence of gastrointestinal …