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Improved diagnosis of group A streptococcal pharyngitis using real-time biosurveillance
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Group A Streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis, the most common bacterial cause of acute pharyngitis, causes more than half a billion cases annually worldwide. Treatment with antibiotics provides symptomatic benefit and reduces complications, missed work… read more… across six states. Anonymized extracted data included visit date, location, signs and symptoms included in the … -
Use of the Connecticut Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance System for Situational Awareness During Public Health Events
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In Connecticut (CT), several syndromic surveillance systems have been established by the Department of Public Health (DPH) to detect and monitor potential public health threats. The emergency department syndromic surveillance (EDSS)… read more… and were compared to July 2006-June 2008. Monthly visit frequencies and the percentage change in visits were … -
Variation of Chief Complaint-Based Respiratory Symptom Data in One Hospital's Nurse Advice Call Center and Emergency Department
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The objective of this report is to describe the variation of symptoms being detected as respiratory or influenza-like illness (ILI) syndrome using nurse advice call center (NACC) data and emergency department (ED) chief complaint data compared to… read more… tests occurring within 14 days of NACC call or ED visit by patient first name, last name and date of birth. We … -
SAGES: a suite of freely available software tools for electronic disease surveillance in resource-limited settings
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Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are a serious threat to global public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified more than 1100 epidemic events worldwide in the last 5 years alone. Recently, the emergence of the… read more… in Park City, UT, USA, on 1–2 December 2010. References 1 Binder S, Levitt AM, Sacks JJ, Hughes JM. Emerging … -
CDC Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Traffic Injury v1
Content Type: Syndrome
Query purpose: The purpose of the CDC Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Traffic Injury v1 syndrome definition is to assist with detection of initial emergency department (ED) visits among pedestrians unintentionally injured on public… read more… with detection of initial emergency department (ED) visits among pedestrians unintentionally injured on public … not address the timing between the injury and the initial visit. How it works: The Chief Complaint Discharge Diagnosis … with detection of initial emergency department (ED) visits among pedestrians unintentionally injured on public … -
Developing, Evaluating, and Disseminating Definitions for Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice: A Guidance Document
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This document, released February 18, 2019, focuses on several key areas related to syndrome definition creation, including the basics behind a syndrome definition, steps to build a syndrome, evaluation of a new (or old) definition, and dissemination… read more… using borrowed syndrome definitions, you may find they lack your region-specific terminology, do not accommodate … and modify as necessary. Try to think about how a visit for your condition of interest may be unique. Consider … ESSENCE data and apply your new CCDD Category tag to any visit meeting the criteria. Working forward, your CCDD … -
JIRA Service Desk: The New Portal for NSSP/BioSense Technical Assistance
Content Type: Webinar
An introduction to the NSSP Service Desk portal for technical assistance which is replacing the old "BioSenseProgram" help desk email with nssp@cdc.gov email address. Agenda:- Create Your…
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Syndromic Surveillance and Heat Wave: Is it Working?
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Most of the time, health consequences of heat waves are serious. Heat wave response plans were developed for reducing health effects but even if they are very efficient it is not possible to eliminate all health consequences.… read more… through the Internet. Items collected for each patient visit included the diagnosis code according to ICD10, …