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  • How Missing Discharge Diagnosis Data in Syndromic Surveillance Leads to Coverage Gaps

    Content Type: Abstract

    Indiana utilizes the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) to collect and analyze data from participating hospital emergency departments. This real-time collection of health related data is… read more
    … see under reporting or incomplete surveillance due to the lack of the discharge diagnosis field. Objective: To … see under reporting or incomplete surveillance due to the lack of the discharge diagnosis field. Objective: To …
  • Mobile Technology Systems for Surveillance in Low Resource Settings

    Content Type: Abstract

    Mobile technology provides opportunities to monitor and improve health in areas of the world where resources are scarce. Poor infrastructure and the lack of access to medical services for millions have led to increased usage of mobile technology for… read more
    … where resources are scarce. Poor infrastructure and the lack of access to medical services for millions have led to … where resources are scarce. Poor infrastructure and the lack of access to medical services for millions have led to … where resources are scarce. Poor infrastructure and the lack of access to medical services for millions have led to …
  • Dengue Surveillance and Control: One Health Case Study

    Content Type: Case Study

    Pakistan being a subtropical region is highly susceptible to water-borne, air-borne and vector-borne infectious diseases (IDs). Each year, millions of its people are exposed to, and infected with, deadly pathogens including hepatitis, tuberculosis,… read more
    … or man-made IDs is non-existent in the country due to lack of robust infrastructure for health surveillance. DF … or man-made IDs is non-existent in the country due to lack of robust infrastructure for health surveillance. DF … to overcome. A major challenge faced by OHS system was lack of complete information pertaining to disease …
  • The SAS/SaTScan Macro Accessory for Cartography (SMAC) Package

    Content Type: Abstract

    SaTScan is a program often used for space-time cluster detection. In order to run SaTScan, the data must be in a pre-specified text format. Once the input files are in the correct format, the typical user opens SaTScan, chooses… read more
    … that rely on SaTScan for surveillance. In addition, the lack of graphical output, such as a map of the areas … that rely on SaTScan for surveillance. In addition, the lack of graphical output, such as a map of the areas … that rely on SaTScan for surveillance. In addition, the lack of graphical output, such as a map of the areas …
  • Multi-dimensional Problems in Health Settings: A Review of Approaches to Decision Making

    Content Type: Abstract

    There appears to be a growing number of prioritization exercises, for example of diseases, in health related settings (1). The decision process around these exercises involves comparing competing alternatives, i.e. diseases, and irreducible… read more
    … to the multi-dimensional nature of the problem, the lack of reliable data, group dynamics associated to the … to the multi-dimensional nature of the problem, the lack of reliable data, group dynamics associated to the …
  • Comparison and diagnosis of Entamoeba in stool sample from rural community of Nepal

    Content Type: Abstract

    Nepal being a developing country has many health problems, which escalate in intensity at different times of the year or in epidemic form. Amebiasis is one of the infectious diseases that is highly seen in rural area of Nepal caused by Entamoeba… read more
    … drinking untreated water, unsanitary habits and lack of basic health knowledge cause higher mortality and … drinking untreated water, unsanitary habits and lack of basic health knowledge cause higher mortality and …
  • Use of Severity Indicators in a Public Health Surveillance System

    Content Type: Abstract

    Data streams related to case severity have been added to the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), a disease-monitoring application used by the Department of Defense (DoD), as an additional… read more
    … and death, but fatalities are rare and many DoD clinics lack admitting capability, so we sought to derive additional … and death, but fatalities are rare and many DoD clinics lack admitting capability, so we sought to derive additional …
  • Usefulness of Syndromic Surveillance during Ultra-endurance Running Races: Example with the ÒGrand Raid de La RŽunionÓ Ultra Trail

    Content Type: Abstract

    The 'Grand Raid de la Reunion' is one of the hardest ultra trails in the world (5,350 competitors in 2012). This one stage race takes place in Reunion Island, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean. Ultra trails and ultra marathons… read more
    … marathons are intense long-distance running races pushing back human physical abilities' limits. In general terms, … marathons are intense long-distance running races pushing back human physical abilities' limits. In general terms, …