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  • Heat Related Illness v2

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for heat-related illness.Definition description: The Heat… read more
    … practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for heat-related illness. Definition description:   … Related Illness v2 definition was designed to identify ED visits for heat-related illness. It is primarily based on … chief complaint term free text. The definition identifies visits with codes or terms indicating visits associated with …
  • Acquired Syphilis v1

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: Acquired syphilis is an infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum that is most commonly transmitted via sexual contact. Syphilitic infections progress through multiple stages, alternating between… read more
    … Terms (SNOMED CT) as the basis for identifying patient visits of interest and not the Council of State and … based on Acquired Syphilis complaint free text terms: The visit is included if it contains: A chief complaint related … by its discharge diagnosis code (in at least one of the following: ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM, SNOMED CT diagnostic codes), …
  • Amplification of Syndromic Surveillance's Role in Miami-Dade County

    Content Type: Abstract

    To describe how the Miami-Dade County Health Department (MDCHD) has expanded Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) for specialized research in addition to daily surveillance activities
    … hit South Florida on October 24, 2005, ED visits for back pain, leg and foot wounds, snake and spider bites … with our health care providers could be enhanced due to lack of reporting. Lastly, research on suicide and substance … attempt. Younger teens (10-14 years) were more likely to visit the ED with substance abuse than older teens aged …
  • Kidenga: Public engagement for detection and prevention of Aedes -borne viral diseases

    Content Type: Abstract

    Zika, chikungunya, and dengue have surged in the Americas over the past several years and pose serious health threats in regions of the U.S. where Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquito vectors occur. Ae. aegypti have been detected up to 6 months… read more
    … is regularly conducted. However, many areas in the U.S. lack basic data on vector presence or absence. The Zika, … is regularly conducted. However, many areas in the U.S. lack basic data on vector presence or absence. The Zika, …
  • Development of Text-Based Algorithm for Opioid Overdose Identification in EMS Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Opioid overdoses have emerged within the last five to ten years to be a major public health concern. The high potential for fatal events, disease transmission, and addiction all contribute to negative outcomes. However, what is currently known about… read more
    … due to the often short disease course of addiction and lack of consistent health care visits. Overdose patients are also reluctant to follow-up or provide contact information due to law … due to the often short disease course of addiction and lack of consistent health care visits. Overdose patients are …
  • EHR Conformance Testing for Enhanced Syndromic Surveillance System Interoperability

    Content Type: Abstract

    Lack of speed, reliability, and uniformity of data collection limit the ability of syndromic surveillance (SyS) systems to provide public health authorities (PHAs) with timely information on community health threats and trends. Electronic… read more
    … Lack of speed, reliability, and uniformity of data … Lack of speed, reliability, and uniformity of data …
  • Syndromic Surveillance of Motor Vehicle Crash Related Injuries In Nebraska

    Content Type: Abstract

    Motor vehicle crashes (MVC) are a significant public health problem in Nebraska. These events cost Nebraska $1.6 billion a year, are the leading cause of injury death, and the fourth leading cause of injury hospital treatment in the state. Speeding… read more
    … based highway safety programs, it is limited by the lack of immediate availability of data. ‘An ED based SS … based highway safety programs, it is limited by the lack of immediate availability of data. ‘An ED based SS …
  • Map application to the New York state electronic syndromic surveillance system

    Content Type: Abstract

    The primary goal of the Electronic Syndromic Surveillance system (ESSS) is to monitor trends in non-specific symptoms of illness at the community level in real time. The ESSS includes emergency department chief complaint data that are categorized… read more
    … the population in that ZIP Code. The fever syndrome visit rates are denoted by three levels of colored dots. In … population in that ZIP Code, and the fever syndrome visit rate (Figure 1). The second component of the … is a weekly statewide display of the fever syndrome visit counts. When requested, statewide fever syndrome maps …