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  • Use of Peripheral Health Units in Low-Transmission Ebola Virus Disease Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Existing EVD surveillance strategies in Sierra Leone use a centralized live alert system to refer suspect cases from the community to Ebola treatment centers. As EVD case burden declined in Port Loko District, so did the number of reported alerts.… read more
    … that health center staff used in recording patient visits. Surveillance methods specific to PHUs were … that health center staff used in recording patient visits. Surveillance methods specific to PHUs were …
  • A County Health Department's Analysis and Dissemination Algorithm of a Neruological Syndrome Aberration to Respective Community Stakeholders

    Content Type: Abstract

    The purpose of this study is to depict a local county health departmentís analysis and dissemination algorithm of surveillance system (SS) aberration (alarm) to designated stakeholders within the community.
    … the report is disseminated utilizing either secure fax, email, and/or telephone. The investigator must also assure … [age, sex, zip code, facility location, and time of visit] for possible epidemiological links, (5) Correlated … the alarm determined who would receive the report, and an email was sent to the following; EDs, infection control …
  • Development and Evaluation of a Data-adaptive Algorithm for Univariate Temporal Biosurveillance Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Numerous recent papers have evaluated algorithms for biosurveillance anomaly detection. Common essential problems in the disparate, evolving data environment include trends, day-of-week effects, and other systematic behavior.… read more
    … of authentic outpatient data covering 1402 days of clinic visit counts. Receiver operating characteristic curves were … 2. Brillman JC, et.al. Modeling emergency department visit patterns for infectious disease complaints: results …
  • Use of the Connecticut Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance System for Situational Awareness During Public Health Events

    Content Type: Abstract

    In Connecticut (CT), several syndromic surveillance systems have been established by the Department of Public Health (DPH) to detect and monitor potential public health threats. The emergency department syndromic surveillance (EDSS)… read more
    … bump, red spot, follic, pox, derm, rash, zoster. Total visits during the one-week time periods before and after … and were compared to July 2006-June 2008. Monthly visit frequencies and the percentage change in visits were analyzed. RESULTS Anthrax event: ED visits for …
  • Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance (Pt 3): A Meaningful Use Dialogue on the BioSense Implementation

    Content Type: Webinar

    This webinar is part of the Meaningful Use Webinar Series entitled "Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance: A Meaningful Use Dialogue" Presenters Taha Kass-Hout, MD, MS, Centers for… read more
    … Date: Emergency department (ED), urgent care (UC) patient visits, Inpatient care, and Ambulatory care (EP’s) … Severe illness or death Dizziness Rash Patient visit volume Gulf Oil Spill – Mental Health Surveillance q  … V is it C ou nt s ILI and pneumonia diagnosis inpatient visits ILI inpatient visits A B C D Hospitalized patients …
  • Bayesian Analytical Tool for ILI and Fast Detection of Intentional Release

    Content Type: Abstract

    Bio-surveillance is an area providing real time or near real time data sets with a rich structure. In this area, the new wave of interest lies in incorporating medical-based data such as percentage of Influenza-Like-Illnesses (ILI) or count of ILI… read more
    … (ILI) or count of ILI observed during visits to Emergency Room as intelligence function; since … such as percentage of ILI or count of ILI observed during visits to Emergency Room as intelligence function; since … (ILI) or count of ILI observed during visits to Emergency Room as intelligence function; since …
  • Modeling Disease Surveillance and Assessing its Effectiveness for Detection of Acute Respiratory Outbreaks in Resource-Limited Settings

    Content Type: Abstract

    A U.S. Department of Defense program is underway to assess health surveillance in resource-poor settings and to evaluate the Early Warning Outbreak Reporting System. This program has included several information-gathering trips,… read more
    … uses health and census data collected during the 2006 Lao visit and incorporates features of recently published agent- … Scenarios investigated were derived from the Lao site visit--the gain from adding EWORS capability in strategic …
  • Check! Explore barriers and solutions to data sharing to BioSense 2.0

    Content Type: Abstract

    The benefits of inter-jurisdictional data sharing have been touted as a hallmark of BioSense 2.0, a cloud-based computing platform for syndromic surveillance. A key feature of the BioSense 2.0 platform is the ability to share data across… read more
    … and volume of data from emergency department (ED) visits from electronic health record (EHR) technology are … increasingly accessible to PHAs. For every PHA, 100% ED visit coverage is an achievable goal and the tools for … participating in and providing emergency department visit data to the nationwide BioSense 2.0 syndromic …