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  • Modeling surveillance networks for Human African Trypanosomiasis control in Northern Uganda

    Content Type: Case Study

    The multiple forms of Human African Trypanosomiasis (human T.b. gambiense and zoonotic T.b. rhodesiense, as well as the several strains which cause disease in animals) that occur in Uganda make coordinating the scientific and developmental, human… read more
    … extremely contentious and ethically problematic. • Lack of up-to-date data, and poor management and reporting … systems operating both within and across public sectors • Lack of regulation and record keeping in livestock sector, …
  • Using Biosurveillance Whole-System Facsimiles To Compare Aberrancy-Detection Methods: Should BioSense Use SatScan?

    Content Type: Abstract

    OBJECTIVE A “whole-system facsimile” recreates a complex automated biosurveillance system running prospectively on real historical datasets. We systematized this approach to compare the performance of otherwise… read more
    … alarms, the daily sta- tistics were performed on paired back- ground+injection vs. background-only time series. For …
  • North Dakota Electronic Animal Health Surveillance System

    Content Type: Abstract

    The North Dakota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (NDVDL) manages animal disease laboratory tests, results and diagnostic services using the software VetStar Animal Disease Diagnostic System (VADDS) (Advanced Technology Corporation, Ramsey, NJ). The… read more
    … surveillance data sources used at the NDDoH. Due to lack of a functioning national animal identification …
  • Project Management and Design for Syndromic Surveillance Software

    Content Type: Abstract

    Management of software development projects involves a collection of well understood issues which are not often found in other project management areas. Identifying and managing these issues primarily requires that the manager is aware of the… read more
    … feedback should be used to refine the software. Feed- back can be achieved through different methods in- cluding …
  • STL and Local Regression for Modeling Disease Surveillance Counts

    Content Type: Abstract

    Numerous methods have been applied to the problem of modeling temporal properties of disease surveillance data; the ESSENCE system contains a widely used approach (1). STL (2) is a flexible, wellproven method for temporal… read more
    … a peak on Mon., a drop through about Fri. then a rise back to a Sun. peak about as big as Mon. No sig- nificant …
  • Syndromic surveillance in animal health: public, animal and food safety

    Content Type: Webinar

    Early detection of diseases in animal populations is key to protecting the health of companion animals and livestock. Safeguarding the health of animals aims at protecting human populations from diseases that are transmissible from animals to humans… read more
    … requirements Disease variations Part of the population Lack of coding Conclusion • Great interest of veterinarians … submissions 2   Information about the systems 3   •  Lack of standardized coding systems •  Challenges: –  … issue as in human health with additionnal constraints •  Lack of coding systems •  No existing referential •  …
  • Delineating Spatial Clusters with Artificial Neural Networks

    Content Type: Abstract

    Multiple or irregularly shaped spatial clusters are often found in disease or syndromic surveillance maps. We develop a novel method to delineate the contours of spatial clusters, especially when there is not a clearly dominating primary cluster,… read more
    … and R. J. Williams,1986. Lear- ning representations by back-propagating errors. Nature, 323:533- 536. [4] Teixeira, …
  • Multiple Data Sources and Reverse Engineering Could Improve Sensitivity of Surveillance Algorithms

    Content Type: Abstract

    Clinicians can pursue the clinical findings for specific patients until reaching a diagnosis in real time.  When using electronic ED complaints, one relies on symptoms volunteered by patients in the triage setting.  Patients seek emergency… read more
    … and CSF orders by 3-fold. Six complaints (vomiting, back or neck pain, dizziness, rash, weakness) increased MEE …