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  • Standard Operation Procedures for Three Syndromic Surveillance Systems in Washoe County, Nevada - A Local Perspective

    Content Type: Abstract

    Washoe County District Health Department (WCDHD) is a local health district serving nearly 400,000 residents in Washoe County including cities of Reno and Sparks, the second largest urban area in Nevada. To enhance overall public health surveillance… read more
    … healthcare products, chief complaints at emergency room visits, and 911 calls, respectively. Preliminary evaluation … healthcare products, chief complaints at emergency room visits, and 911 calls, respectively. Preliminary evaluation … healthcare products, chief complaints at emergency room visits, and 911 calls, respectively. Preliminary evaluation …
  • Role of continuous monitoring on performance of surveillance systems in military populations in resource-limited settings

    Content Type: Abstract

    Timeliness of information has a key role in disease reporting, and may be easily impaired by several factors affecting data entry and utilization.1 Regarding data entry, previous studies have shown that monitoring strategies, such as telephone… read more
    … strategies, such as telephone reminders and supervision visits ensure reporting timeliness.2 Likewise, limited … strategies, such as telephone reminders and supervision visits ensure reporting time- liness.2 Likewise, limited … strategies, such as telephone reminders and supervision visits ensure reporting timeliness.2 Likewise, limited …
  • Using Syndromic Data to Examine Flooding

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Wisconsin experienced severe flooding from August 17 to September 20, 2018. This flood caused an estimated $232 million in damage and affected 21 counties. Floods can have negative health impacts on a population, such as increased skin infections,… read more
    … (ISDS). 3 A total of 297 emergency department visits related to the flood were detected. 2 A case … that did not fit the case definition. 2 For example, a visit was picked up by the query that said, “No one else in … Syndromic Surveillance in Action: Examining ED Visits Due to Wisconsin Flooding Joe Tatar & Maggie Thelen …
  • Asyndromic Cluster Detection Use Case

    Content Type: Use Case

    Use for the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Surveillance: Asyndromic Cluster Detection consultancy held June 9-10, 2015 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Problem Summary A syndrome cannot be created to… read more
    … cluster_detection_solution_for_unclassfied_visit_records.pdf View the Consultancy documents associated … Lab to detect clusters of interest based solely on visit counts (no syndromes) (Li et al, 2013). TOA detects … the line listing data reveal any commonalities among the visits that might be of public health significance. This can …
  • Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance in Michigan: Routine Analysis and Beyond

    Content Type: Training

    This presentation shared by Michigan covers the introductory basics of syndromic surveillance. This is a part of a web based training that new users have to complete before getting access to the surveillance system in Michigan. 
    … potential outbreaks from ED registrations. When a person visits a participating ED, the words from their chief … Each message consists of: Patient age, sex, home ZIP code Visit date and time Data exchange and acknowledgement …
  • Trends in Suspected Opioid Overdoses from Emergency Departments in 11 States and DC

    Content Type: Abstract

    Recent reporting using data from CDC's National Syndromic Surveillance Program indicates that rates of emergency department (ED) visits involving suspected opioid overdoses increased by 70% in the Midwest from the third quarter (Q3) 2016 (July-… read more
    … Program indicates that rates of emergency department (ED) visits involving suspected opioid overdoses increased by 70% … Program indicates that rates of emergency department (ED) visits involving suspected opioid overdoses increased by 70% …
  • Features of Varicella Outbreak in Primary Schools in an Integrated Syndromic Surveillance System in Rural China

    Content Type: Abstract

    Since April 2012, an integrated syndromic surveillance system (ISSC) has been established in health facilities, pharmacies and primary schools in two rural counties of Jiangxi Province, China (1). The objective of ISSC is to integrate syndromic… read more
    … varicella related school absenteeism and outpatient visits in health facilities in the surveillance sites of … varicella related school absenteeism and outpatient visits in health facilities in the surveillance sites of …
  • Opioid Abuse – Cook County Department of Public Health, 2019

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome was created to monitor emergency room visits related to opioid abuse in Suburban Cook County, IL. It is adapted from CDC’s Opioid Overdose v2 syndrome, and expanded to include terms for opioid withdrawal, injection site infections, and… read more
    … This syndrome was created to monitor emergency room visits related to opioid abuse in Suburban Cook County, IL. … This syndrome was created to monitor emergency room visits related to opioid abuse in Suburban Cook County, IL. …