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Challenges in adapting an natural language processing system for real-time surveillance
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We are developing a Bayesian surveillance system for realtime surveillance and characterization of outbreaks that incorporates a variety of data elements, including free-text clinical reports. An existing natural language processing (… read more… caused less by NLP technicalities than they are by the lack of a robust environment for NLP engineering, … -
Estimating the incidence of influenza cases that present to emergency departments
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Our laboratory previously established the value of over-the-counter (OTC) sales data for the early detection of disease outbreaks. We found that thermometer sales (TS) increased significantly and early during influenza (flu) season.… read more… ! TS"region#S"B=A# $ "I=A#"pop"region#=pop"AC## Given the lack of data with which to validate our model in other … -
Patient Management System Programmed Alert to Notify Providers of Suspected TB Cases
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An increase in tuberculosis (TB) among homeless men residing in Marion County, Indiana was noticed in the summer of 2008. The Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD) hosted screening events at homeless shelters in hopes of finding… read more… the effectiveness of the alert is difficult due to a lack of encounter data. Only one-fourth of the patients (13 … -
Rough Guide to Set up Data Feed for Poison Center Data in Your State
Content Type: References
The Oregon ESSENCE team has developed a guide for other states to use to set up a web service link to their poison center and extract its data into ESSENCE. It contains advice based on Oregon’s experience in developing its link with its poison… read more… front-end a. Have them add NPDS tables to ESSENCE SQL back-end b. Add fields to query lists c. Maybe map Generic … -
The Evolution of ESSENCE
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In development for over fourteen years, ESSENCE is a disease surveillance system utilized by public health stakeholders at city, county, state, regional, national, and global levels. The system was developed by a team from the Johns Hopkins… read more… The utility of the ESSENCE system can be traced back directly to the influence of public health users and to … -
Predictors of vaccination uptake for the 2009 influenza pandemic (H1N1) in Montreal
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Work on vaccination timing and promotion largely precedes the 2009 pandemic. Post-pandemic studies examining the wide range of local vaccination efforts mostly have been limited to surveys assessing the role of administrative strategies, logistical… read more… reflecting ineffectual communication or a more troubling lack of trust in health authorities (2). Launching the … -
Norovirus disease surveillance using Google search data
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While norovirus is the leading cause of gastroenteritis in the United States, leading to an estimated 21 million illnesses per year [1], timely surveillance data are limited. Google Insights for Search (GIfS) is a new application that allows users… read more… surveillance data are limited, absent or simply lack timeliness, but internet access is widespread. As two … -
Anthrax Assist: Modeling Tool for Planning and Decision Support During Early Days of an Anthrax Event
Content Type: Webinar
Presented April 24, 2018. *This article was selected as the second prize awardee of the 2018 ISDS Awards for Outstanding Research… read more… 4 Why we built it (3 of 3) 3) State/Local public health lack: Decision support tools for planning an anthrax …