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  • Real-time estimation and prediction for pandemic A/H1N1 (2009) in Japan

    Content Type: Abstract

    Unfortunately, confirmation and notification of all A/H1N1 (2009) patients in Japan was ceased on 24 July when the cumulative number of patients was about 5000. After that, as all suspected patients are not necessarily confirmed or reported, the… read more
    … the surveillance results are reported weekly, it tends to lack timeliness. To collect and analyze the information in … the surveillance results are reported weekly, it tends to lack timeliness. To collect and analyze the information in … in Japan, we can assume that all symptomatic patients visit a doctor to receive oseltamivir or zanamivir on onset …
  • Surveillance in the Cloud: A New Platform for Disease Search and Situational Awareness

    Content Type: Abstract

    Major challenges in syndromic surveillance today include lack of standardization in syndrome definitions and limited ability to detect outbreaks of specific and rare diseases. To generate situational awareness surveillance results… read more
    … Major challenges in syndromic surveillance today include lack of standardization in syndrome definitions and limited … Major challenges in syndromic surveillance today include lack of standardization in syndrome definitions and limited … the original data consisting of zip codes and time of visit were randomized. The set of chief complaint data used …
  • Models for Forecasting Asthma Exacerbations in Urban Environments

    Content Type: Report

    Materials associated with the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Models for Forecasting Asthma Exacerbations in Urban Environments consultancy held March 30-31, 2016 at the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). … read more
    … pollen.  Available data sources are emergency department visit records, weather data, air quality data, and pollen … pollen.  Available data sources are emergency department visit records, weather data, air quality data, and pollen …
  • Identification of features for detection and prediction of homelessness from VA clinical documents

    Content Type: Abstract

    Homelessness in general is a major issue in the US today. The risk factors of homelessness are myriad, including inadequate income, lack of affordable housing, mental health and substance abuse issues, lack of social support, and nonadherence to… read more
    … of homelessness are myriad, including inadequate income, lack of affordable housing, mental health and substance abuse issues, lack of social support, and nonadherence to … homelessness are myriad, including inade- quate income, lack of affordable housing, mental health and substance …
  • Monitoring Population Changes for Emergency Management Support in Tennessee

    Content Type: Success Stories

    In late summer 2017, the United States endured two severe hurricanes back to back. On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas and southwest Louisiana, dumping more than 19 trillion gallons of rain. On September 10, 2017, 20 days… read more
    … 2017, the United States endured two severe hurricanes back to back. On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in … provide syndromic data within 48 hours of a patient visit. Although syndromic surveillance often supplements … front-end a. Have them add NPDS tables to ESSENCE SQL back-end b. Add fields to query lists c. Maybe map Generic …
  • Development of National Disability Surveillance System in Sri Lanka

    Content Type: Abstract

    A major drawback in disability prevention and rehabilitation in Sri Lanka is the lack of complete, accurate and timely data. National disability surveys conducted as a part of the decennial census lack complete and scientifically accurate… read more
    … prevention and rehabilitation in Sri Lanka is the lack of complete, accurate and timely data. National … surveys conducted as a part of the decennial census lack complete and scientifically accurate information. … prevention and rehabilitation in Sri Lanka is the lack of complete, accurate and timely data. National …
  • Opioid Overdose Surveillance and Classification with R

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented November 16, 2018. The current opioid overdose/addiction crisis in the United States presents a challenge to public health intervention due to a lack of data on current and past incidence. Very little information is known regarding what… read more
    … a challenge to public health intervention due to a lack of data on current and past incidence. Very little … to the past. Marin County, California is addressing the lack of clarity in opioid overdose data by designing a novel … a challenge to public health intervention due to a lack of data on current and past incidence. Very little …
  • CDC All Stimulant Overdose v4 Parsed

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department visits for suspected nonfatal stimulant-involved overdoses using syndromic surveillance data… read more
    … health practitioners in monitoring emergency department visits for suspected nonfatal stimulant-involved overdoses … intent. The query relies on data in two fields from ED visit records to identify encounters that meet the … primary reason for a patient’s visit, as syndromic data lack a primary diagnosis field. Therefore, all terms and …