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  • Inferring Travel from Social Media

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    The spread of infectious diseases is facilitated by human travel. Infectious diseases are often introduced into a population by travelers and then spread among susceptible individuals. Likewise uninfected susceptible travelers can move into… read more
    … of currency and movement of individuals using cell phone data. Although these data are finer grained, they have … methods (e.g., tracking currency movements or cell phone signals) have been suggested to measure how people … of currency and movement of individuals using cell phone data. Although these data are finer grained, they have …
  • Data Requests for Research: Best Practices based on the NC DETECT Experience

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    The North Carolina Division of Public Health (NC DPH) has been collecting emergency department data in collaboration with the Carolina Center for Health Informatics in the UNC Department of Emergency Medicine since 1999. As of August 2011, there are… read more
    … NC population and captures approximately 4.5 million ED visits each year. As a result, requests for data from … NC population and captures approximately 4.5 million ED visits each year. As a result, requests for data from … tick-borne illness and asthma, and comparison of NC ED visit data to national data, among others. Because the ED …
  • Monitoring Staphylococcus Infection Trends with Biosurveillance Data

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    Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI). Until recently, S. aureus pneumonia has been considered primarily a nosocomial infection, and was reported… read more
    … system to describe trends in emergency department visits for SSTI as well as staphylococcus pneumonia … system to describe trends in emergency department (ED) visits for skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) as well as … The data elements include hospital name, date/time of visit, age, sex, zip code, chief complaint, disposition, …
  • Surveillance of Heat-Related Illness Among Pinal County Residents in Arizona

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    Extreme heat events caused by high environmental temperatures are considered a major cause of weather-related deaths and injury in the United States. These events can result in a spectrum of conditions known as heat-related illnesses (HRIs), which… read more
    … Arizona, HRIs account for more than 2,000 emergency room visits and 118 deaths each year. In 2012, there were a total of 1,572 emergency department visits related to HRIs. Pinal County Public Health Services … tool within the BioSense Platform, and a survey. Hospital visits related to HRI prior to 2017 were investigated using …
  • The evaluation of influenza surveillance data elements for the health information exchange minimum data set

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    The American Health Information Community Harmonized Use Case for the Biosurveillance minimum data set (MDS) was implemented to establish data exchange between regional health information organizations (RHIOs) and the New York State Department of… read more
    … for emergency department (ED), in-patient, and outpatient visits. Compare the characteristics of patients meeting the … for emergency department (ED), in-patient, and outpatient visits. Compare the characteristics of patients meeting the … surveillance. Methods In-patient, outpatient, and ED visit data from one hospital in RHIO A between June and …
  • Implementation of a Syndromic Surveillance System Using a General Practitioner's House Calls Network

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    Recent health events in France, such as the dramatic excess of mortality occurred during the 2003 heat wave showed the need for a better provision of information to health authorities. A new syndromic surveillance system based on the… read more
    … system based on the recording of general practitioner’s visits by SOS Médecins has been developed by the … system based on the recording of general practitioner’s visits by SOS Médecins [2] has been developed by the … (http://www.sosmedecins- france.fr/en/default.htm). Last visit on 10/07/2007. [3] Bentsen BG. International …
  • Syndromic Surveillance for Bicycle Related Injuries in Boston, 2007-2010

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    In May of 2001, Boston released a strategic transportation plan to improve bicycle access and safety. [1] According to the Boston Transportation Department, ridership has increased 122% between 2007 and 2009. [2] A collaborative public health and… read more
    … possible risk factors using bicycle related injury (BRI) visits at Boston emergency departments (ED). Document … possible risk factors using bicycle-related injury (BRI) visits at Boston emergency departments (EDs). Introduction … hospitals in Boston every 24 hours. Data received include visit date, demographics, ZIP code of residence, chief …
  • The Development of Virtual Data for Syndromic Surveillance Exercises

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    On 27 April 2005, a simulated bioterrorist event—the aerosolized release of Francisella tularensis in the men’s room of luxury box seats at a sports stadium—was used to exercise the disease surveillance capability of the National Capital Region (NCR… read more
    … requirements and represented both ‘normal’ endemic visits (the background) as well as outbreak-specific records … requirements and represented both ‘normal’ endemic visits (the background) as well as outbreak-specific records … scenario realism. RESULTS A total of 2,623,226 background visit records were generated for the exercise. The …