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  • The Cost of Obfuscation When Reporting Locations of Cases in Syndromic Surveillance Systems

    Content Type: Abstract

    In a classical surveillance system one looks for disturbances in the number of cases, but in a spatio-temporal system, not only the number of cases observed but also where they are located is reported. What location is reported, and to which degree… read more
    … METHODS Our population of patients is drawn from three com- munity hospitals serving Cape Cod, Massachusetts ([3]). We simulate a daily reporting of … American Statistical Association, Biometrics Section [CD-ROM]. ASA (2004). [3] A Ozonoff, M Bonetti, L Forsberg, M …
  • Obtainable and Sustainable: Open Source Solutions for the Future of Public Health

    Content Type: Webinar

    Public health can harness the power of increasingly available health population data to improve practice and effectively allocate resources to areas of need. The driving forces of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) and Meaningful Use are changing… read more
    … Public Health 4 Open Source v. Commercial Software http://www.centos.org/ Open Source Possible Challenges • May lack … and existing standards in biomedicine; http://code.google.com/p/biocaster-ontology/downloads/list 12 OpenEpi – … Statistics for Public Health http://www.openepi.com Obtainable & Sustainable: Open Source for Public Health …
  • Application of Event-Based Biosurveillance to the 2011 E. coli Outbreak in Germany

    Content Type: Abstract

    Argus is an event-based, multi-lingual surveillance system which captures and analyzes information from publicly available Internet media. Argus produces reports that summarize and contextualize indications and warning (I&W) of emerging… read more
    … biosurveillance. Emerg Health Threats J. 2009;3:e3. 2. www.ecdc.europa.eu. 3. www.opensource.gov. 4. hygimia69.blogspot.com. 5. www.expatica.com. 6. www.rki.de. *Emily Iarocci …
  • Developing, Evaluating, and Disseminating Definitions for Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice: A Guidance Document

    Content Type: References

    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
    … should re-evaluate its effectiveness. https://www.surveillancerepository.org/ … Hepatitis B vs. B16.0 = Acute Hepatitis B with hepatic coma). Facilities may transmit discharge diagnosis codes … Resources ICD-10 codes: http://www.icd10data.com ICD -9 codes: http://www.icd9data.com SNOMED: …
  • Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Assessing Risk for Emerging Arboviral Disease

    Content Type: Presentation Slides

    Presented on December 6, 2016   The following slides were presented at the Pre-conference workshop of the 2016 ISDS Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. This presentation provides and overview of the consultancy to bring together state… read more
    … response actions. <a href="http://www.public-domain-image.com/free-images/nature-landscapes/rain/raindrops-on-water" … Agency (DTRA) <a href="http://www.public-domain-image.com/free-images/nature-landscapes/rain/raindrops-on-water" …
  • 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
    … environment (VAE) for OHS employing desktop-cum-mobile computing for real-time ID data acquisition, … environment (VAE) for OHS employing desktop-cum-mobile computing for real-time ID data acquisition, … system of OHS is built around advanced machine-learning cum simulation models that generate spatio-temporal alarms …
  • Implementation of a Facility Based County Surveillance System Using Epi Info

    Content Type: Abstract

    Surveillance in nursing homes (Enserink et al., 2011) and day care facilities (Enserink et al., 2012) has been conducted in the Netherlands, but is not commonly practiced in the United States (Buehler et al., 2008). Outbreaks of illnesses within… read more
    … Program, however a small fraction of outbreaks reported come from LTCFs. Without regular communication between LTCFs … Program, however a small fraction of outbreaks reported come from LTCFs. Without regular communication between LTCFs …
  • Avian Flu, Ebola, MERS, and Other Emerging Challenges for Influenza Surveillance Practitioners

    Content Type: Abstract

    Public health practitioners endeavor to expand and refine their syndromic and other advanced surveillance systems which are designed to supplement their existing laboratory testing and disease surveillance toolkit. While much of the development and… read more
    … Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and other viruses associated with high mortality, … Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and other viruses associated with high mortality, …