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Distributing Countermeasures for All Hazards Events and Reporting their Utilizations
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Description: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works to save lives and protect people during major public health events. In an effort to support these processes, CDC established the Countermeasure Tracking Systems (CTS), which is… read more… J Emerg Manage. 2011;9: 9�13. *Sanjeeb Sapkota E-mail: ssapkota@cdc.gov (page number not for citation … -
Marketing a Syndromic Surveillance System to Hospital Emergency Departments
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The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, implemented a syndromic surveillance system, Oregon ESSENCE. A critical component to developing and growing this statewide system is… read more… departments; data exchange; marketing *Melissa Powell E-mail: melissa.e.powell@state.or.us (page number not for … -
Patient Management System Programmed Alert to Notify Providers of Suspected TB Cases
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An increase in tuberculosis (TB) among homeless men residing in Marion County, Indiana was noticed in the summer of 2008. The Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD) hosted screening events at homeless shelters in hopes of finding… read more… doi: 10.1136/jamia.2009.000539. *Roland Gamache E-mail: rgamache@iupui.edu (page number not for citation … -
A new interpretation of the inference test for the spatial scan statistic
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Spatial cluster analysis is considered an important technique for the elucidation of disease causes and epidemiological surveillance. Kulldorff's spatial scan statistic, defined as a likelihood ratio, is the usual measure of the strength of… read more… Int J Health Geograph. 2011;10:47. *Luiz Duczmal E-mail: duczmal@ufmg.br (page number not for citation purpose) … -
MNCH Surveillance-Response Systems Strengthening in Indonesia
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During 2007 - 2010 the Center for Health service Management (CHSM) conducted training and consultations to strengthen the Maternal, Neonatal & Child Health (MNCH) Surveillance-Response (S-R) Systems of 10 districts and 5 municipalities of 5… read more… (Available from www. biomedcentral.com). *Rossi Sanusi E-mail: rossi_sanusi@yahoo.com (page number not for citation … -
User Interface Design for a Biosurveillance System
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INDICATOR provides an open source platform for biosurveillance and outbreak detection. Data sources currently include emergency department, patient advisory nurse, outpatient clinic, and school absence activity We are currently working with the… read more… 3. http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/ *Ian Brooks E-mail: ian@ncsa.illinois.edu (page number not for citation … -
Dengue Fever Outbreak Prediction
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Dengue fever is endemic in over 100 countries and there are an estimated 50 - 100 million cases annually. There is no vaccine for dengue fever yet, and the mortality rate of the severe form of the disease, dengue hemorrhagic fever, ranges from 10-20… read more… analysis. Dengue Bull. 2008;32:29�36. *Anna Buczak E-mail: anna.buczak@jhuapl.edu (page number not for citation … -
Novel approach to hypoglycemia surveillance in an international online diabetes social network
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Hypoglycemia is a serious sequela of diabetes treatment that is not tracked by current health surveillance efforts despite substantial related morbidity and mortality. We take a novel approach to hypoglycemia surveillance, engaging members of an… read more… network. PLoS One. 2011;6:e19256. *Elissa Weitzman E-mail: elissa.weitzman@childrens.harvard.edu (page number not …