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  • A Multidisciplinary One Health Approach to Mosquito Management

    Content Type: Case Study

    Large mosquito outbreaks mysteriously began to recur annually in Western Kentucky beginning in 2011. With up to 30 bites/minute in urban areas, these outbreaks warranted Governor-declared public health emergencies requiring expensive ($2 million… read more
    … and discovered long-forgotten surveillance data dating back to the 1940's that had also identified this effect. … and discovered long-forgotten surveillance data dating back to the 1940's that had also identified this effect. … in arranging meetings with TVA management and conducting follow up to the meetings. Without his help, the TVA would …
  • Hospital Readmissions Among the Homeless Population in Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Content Type: Abstract

    It is estimated that there are 1.7 million homeless individuals in the United States; 36% are families with children under the age of 18. Due to lack of resources, homeless individuals frequent emergency departments for immediate health care needs.… read more
    … are families with children under the age of 18. Due to lack of resources, homeless individuals frequent emergency … are families with children under the age of 18. Due to lack of resources, homeless individuals frequent emergency …
  • Lyme Carditis v1

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: This definition aims to detect emergency department (ED) visits for Lyme carditis in areas where Lyme disease is common. Lyme carditis occurs when Lyme disease spirochetes (bacteria) invade heart tissue. To fit… read more
    … This definition aims to detect emergency department (ED) visits for Lyme carditis in areas where Lyme disease is … and chief complaint text to identify emergency department visits for patients with Lyme carditis. The definition … 1 indicates visits related to Lyme disease to ensure the visit is consistent with Lyme disease (see Table 1). Clause …
  • Ebola Virus Disease Surveillance and Response Preparedness in Northern Ghana

    Content Type: Abstract

    The recent Ebola outbreak has been described as unprecedented and its public health impact in terms of morbidity, mortality and coverage has been far greater than previously experienced. This outbreak has revealed many weaknesses and inadequacies… read more
    … to underqualified staff, cultural beliefs and sometimes, lack of trust for formal health care sector performance. … to underqualified staff, cultural beliefs and sometimes, lack of trust for formal health care sector performance. …
  • Anticipatory surveillance for mass gatherings: a novel application of mass media surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Public health and medical research on mass gatherings (MGs) are emerging disciplines. MGs present surveillance challenges quite different from routine outbreak monitoring, including prompt detection of outbreaks of an unusual … read more
    … prompt detection of outbreaks of an unusual disease. Lack of familiarity with a disease can result in … prompt detection of outbreaks of an unusual disease. Lack of familiarity with a disease can result in a … prompt detection of outbreaks of an unusual disease. Lack of familiarity with a disease can result in …
  • Limb Elephantiasis as Predictor for the Occurrence and Spread of Lymphatic Filariasis in Kano State, Nigeria

    Content Type: Abstract

    Lymphatic filariasis is one of the most prevalent of the tropical diseases, but is also the most neglected.Though significant advances have been made in the understanding both the disease and its control, there is general lack of information about… read more
    … both the disease and its control, there is general lack of information about its socioeconomic effects, … both the disease and its control (3), there is general lack of information about its socioeconomic effects, … both the disease and its control, there is general lack of information about its socioeconomic effects, …
  • Nontraumatic Oral Health Classification for Alternative Use of Syndromic Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Lack of access to regular dental care often results in costly, oral health visits to EDs that could otherwise have been prevented or managed by a dentist (1). Most studies on oral health-related visits to EDs have used a wide range of… read more
    … Lack of access to regular dental care often results in … Lack of access to regular dental care often results in …
  • A machine-learning algorithm to identify hepatitis C in health insurance claims data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of liver disease-related morbidity and mortality in the United States. Monitoring the burden of chronic HCV infection requires robust methods to identify patients with infection. Insurance claims… read more
    … source of information about disease burden, but often lack the laboratory results necessary to define chronic HCV … source of information about disease burden, but often lack the laboratory results necessary to define chronic HCV …