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Public health surveillance after the Haiti earthquake: the Florida experience
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On 12 January 2010 at 1652 hours local time, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and created enormous devastation. Florida, as the state closest to Haiti, became an initial focal point… read more… these patients also generated emergency department (ED) visits on arrival. Objective To describe the public health … these patients also generated emergency department (ED) visits on arrival. Methods Two Florida disease surveillance … either ‘Haiti’ or ‘earthquake’, along with the reason for visit, into appropriate syndrome categories. The intent of … -
Nontraumatic Oral Health Classification for Alternative Use of Syndromic Data
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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… regular dental care often results in costly, oral health visits to EDs that could otherwise have been prevented or … by a dentist (1). Most studies on oral health-related visits to EDs have used a wide range of classifications from … timely burden estimates of nontraumatic oral health visits for NC EDs. Objective: To develop a nontraumatic oral … -
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 … -
Using influenza rapid test positivity as an early indicator for the onset of seasonal influenza
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Influenza causes significant morbidity and mortality, with attendant costs of roughly $10 billion for treatment and up to $77 billion in indirect costs annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts annual… read more… since 2002, collecting data on outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI, defined as fever of … surveillance since 2002, collecting data on outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI, defined as fever of … were those who: (1) had a measured temperature at the visit of at least 100F, and (2) had a ‘reason for visit’ … -
Using influenza rapid test positivity as an early indicator for the onset of seasonal influenza
Content Type: Abstract
Influenza causes significant morbidity and mortality, with attendant costs of roughly $10 billion for treatment and up to $77 billion in indirect costs annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts annual influenza… read more… surveillance since 2002, collecting data on outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI, defined as fever of … surveillance since 2002, collecting data on outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI, defined as fever of … were those who: (1) had a measured temperature at the visit of at least 100F, and (2) had a ‘reason for visit’ … -
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 … -
Gonorrhea Encounters - Washington State Department of Health
Content Type: Syndrome
- Objective: To monitor clinical encounters for gonorrhea infection and disease
- Syndromic surveillance system: ESSENCE
- Data Sources: Emergency department visits, primary and urgent care visits
- Fields…
… 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 … -
Identifying Clusters of Falls During the 2007-08 Winter Season in the BioSense System
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The purposes of this study are to identify and characterize increases in emergency department (ED) visits for falls during the 2007-08 winter season.… and characterize increases in emergency department (ED) visits for falls during the 2007-08 winter season. Document … and characterize increases in emergency department (ED) visits for falls during the 2007-08 winter season. … United States [1] and accounted for 21% of injury-related visits to U.S. EDs in 2005 [2]. BioSense is a national …