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  • Exposure to Forces of Nature (Weather) Diagnosis Codes - Excluding Heat/Sunlight Exposure - Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome was created to capture records where the "exposure to forces of nature" diagnosis codes are sent, excluding Heat/Sunlight codes. The original syndrome captured all weather-related events that are explicitly stated and diagnosed, but… read more
    … System - ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - Discharge Diagnosis History X31 OR X34 … System - ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - Discharge Diagnosis History …
  • Mutual Benefits in Partnerships between Hospital-based and Public Health Department Syndromic Surveillance Systems in Outbreak Detection and Investigation

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance has traditionally been used by public health in disease epidemiology. Partnerships between hospital-based and public health systems can improve efforts to monitor for disease clusters. Greenville Hospital System operates a… read more
    … the emergency departments have approximately 145,000 visits per year. During March 2007 an increase in invasive … the emergency departments have approximately 145,000 visits per year. During March 2007 an increase in invasive … the emergency departments have approximately 145,000 visits per year. During March 2007 an increase in invasive …
  • Inventory of syndromic surveillance systems in Europe by the Triple-S Project

    Content Type: Abstract

    Triple-S (Syndromic Surveillance Survey, Assessment towards Guidelines for Europe) was launched in 2010 for a 3-year period. Co-financed by the European Commission through the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers, the project is coordinated by… read more
    … included mortality surveillance systems. Eight site-visits to existing systems are scheduled between June 2011 … by the brief questionnaires. The first 4-day site-visit took place in the United Kingdom (Birmingham and … general practitioners (Q-surveillance, Piper and SISRS), phone calls to help lines (NHS Direct, NHS24), out-of- hours …
  • Evaluating Syndromic Data for Surveillance of Non-infectious Disease

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance data has predominantly been used for surveillance of infectious disease and for broad symptom types that could be associated with bioterrorism. There has been a growing interest to expand the uses of syndromic data beyond… read more
    … this work compares SS and SPARCS data for total ED visits and visits associated with three noninfectious disease … this work compares SS and SPARCS data for total ED visits and visits associated with three noninfectious disease …
  • User-friendly Rshiny web applications for supporting syndromic surveillance analysis

    Content Type: Abstract

    The French syndromic surveillance system SursaUD® has been set up by Santé publique France, the national public health agency (formerly French institute for public health - InVS) in 2004. In 2016, the system is based on three main data sources: the… read more
    … in ED (88% of the national attendances), 8,000 visits in SOS Médecins associations (95% of the national visits) and 1,200 deaths (80% of the national mortality) are … in ED (88% of the national attendances), 8,000 visits in SOS Médecins associations (95% of the national …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Evaluation of Influenza Activity in At-Risk Sub-Populations

    Content Type: Abstract

    Near real-time emergency department chief complaint data is accessed through Florida’s syndromic surveillance system: Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Communitybased Epidemics-Florida (ESSENCE-FL). The Florida Department… read more
    … (AHCA) captures information about influenza-associated ED visits and is considered complete. The delay in receiving … > 65, pregnant women, and children < 5 by comparing ED visits for influenza and ILI in ESSENCE-FL to historical … (AHCA) captures information about influenza-associated ED visits and is considered complete. The delay in receiving …
  • Using ESSENCE-FL for Situational Awareness after National Reports of Increased Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) Infections with Severe Outcomes, September 2014

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE-FL) receives daily (or bi-hourly) data from 184 emergency departments (ED) from around Florida. Additionally, 30 urgent care centers submit daily… read more
    … Florida, ESSENCE-FL shows increased respiratory illness visits in the school aged population. Previous analyses of … during this sustained yearly increase in respiratory visits, reports of more severe infection caused by … Florida, ESSENCE-FL shows increased respiratory illness visits in the school aged population. Previous analyses of …
  • Detection of Enteric Disease Epidemics Using a Diarrhea-specific Category

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Utah Department of Health documented a single epidemic of cryptosporidiosis in Utah during 2007. Seven hundred eleven laboratory-confirmed cases were reported in Salt Lake County, Utah from July 27 through December 18. Illness onset date was… read more
    … from emergency department and urgent care facility visits. Document … from emergency department and urgent care facility visits. BACKGROUND The Utah Department of Health documented … from all available emergency department and urgent care visits (all ages and both genders). A statewide increase in …