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Quantifying the potential benefit of early detection for preventing morbidity and mortality: a simulation study of cryptosporidium outbreak
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Many studies evaluate the timeliness and accuracy of outbreak detection algorithms used in syndromic surveillance. Of greater interest, however, is defining the outcome associated with improved detection. In case of a waterborne cryptosporidiosis… read more… de Santé Publique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada E-mail: okhmatovskaia@gmail.com Objective To quantitatively assess the benefit of … -
Forecasting high-priority surveillance regions: a socioeconomic model
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It has been suggested that changes in various socioeconomic, environmental and biological factors have been drivers of emerging and reemerging infectious disease, although few have assessed these relationships on a global scale. … read more… Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA; and 2ProMED-Mail, International Society for Infectious Diseases, … database; a Human Development Index (HDI) reported by the UN Development Programme; and a Democ- racy Index developed … -
Overview of Syndromic Surveillance: What is Syndromic Surveillance?
Content Type: Journal Article
Innovative electronic surveillance systems are being developed to improve early detection of outbreaks attributable to biologic terrorism or other causes. A review of the rationale, goals, definitions, and realistic expectations for these… read more… NY 10013. Telephone: 212-788-0234; Fax: 212-788-4473; E-mail: khenning@health.nyc.gov . Henning Kelly Wed, … NY 10013. Telephone: 212-788-0234; Fax: 212-788-4473; E-mail: khenning@health.nyc.gov. … -
The Potential of Syndromic Surveillance of Gastrointestinal Illness in the Community for Early Warning of Institutional Gastroenteritis Outbreaks
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In 2004, the NSW Public Health Real-time Emergency Department Surveillance System operating in and around Sydney, Australia signalled a large-scale increase in Emergency Department (ED) visits for gastrointestinal illness (GI). A subsequent… read more… a large-scale increase in Emergency Department (ED) visits for gastrointestinal illness (GI). A subsequent … the association between short-term variation in ED visits for GI with short-term variation in institutional … between short-term variation in Emergency Department (ED) visits for gastrointestinal illness (GI) with short-term … -
Active Surveillance of Foodborne Illnesses Using a Novel Syndrome Database
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Poison control centers (PCCs) provide a new source of real-time symptom data that could enhance surveillance systems for foodborne disease outbreaks (FBDOs) through more timely public health department interventions. PCCs provide treatment advice to… read more… bloody diar- rhea, fever or illness ≥ 4 days); and 5) un-intentional or intentional food contamination. We … Further Information: Mary Derby, mpderby@email.arizona.edu Advances in Disease Surveillance … -
Weighted non-connectivity for detection of irregular clusters
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Heuristics to detect irregularly shaped spatial clusters were reviewed recently. The spatial scan statistic is a widely used measure of the strength of clusters. However, other measures may also be useful, such as the geometric compactness… read more… Department, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil E-mail: sabjfn@gmail.com.br Objective Irregularly shaped clusters in maps … -
Use of Laboratory Drug Sensitivity Tests and Prescription Practices in Malawi
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Of the 13 million people in Malawi1 85% are rural and the country has high burden of under-five morbidity and mortality due to preventable infectious diseases. Respiratory, febrile and diarrhea diseases are the top 3 morbidity and mortality… read more… of Public Health Importance; 2003. *Rudia Lungu E-mail: rglungu@gmail.com (page number not for citation purpose) �ISDS 2011 … -
Chlamydia Encounters - Washington State Department of Health
Content Type: Syndrome
- Objective: To monitor clinical encounters for chlamydia infection and disease
- Syndromic surveillance system: ESSENCE
- Data Sources: Emergency department visits, primary and urgent care visits
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… system: ESSENCE Data Sources: Emergency department visits, primary and urgent care visits Fields used to query the data: Chief Complaint … system: ESSENCE Data Sources: Emergency department visits, primary and urgent care visits Fields used to query the data: Chief Complaint …