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  • Rickettsia and Borrelia Prevalence Study among Ticks in Georgia

    Content Type: Abstract

    Rickettsiae are an important arthropod-borne pathogens widely distributed throughout the world that infects humans causing various types of clinical diseases. The clinical features of rickettsial diseases can often overlap with other tick-borne… read more
    … These organisms can share the same transmitting vector; co-infection in a single vector is possible, leading to … These organisms can share the same transmitting vector; co-infection in a single vector is possible, leading to …
  • A Syndrome Track and Reporting System in Hillsborough County Florida: Findings from a Systematic Evaluation

    Content Type: Abstract

    One of the first county-wide syndromic surveillance systems in the nation, the Syndromic Tracking and Reporting System (STARS) has been in operation since 11/01/2001, and now covers Hillsborough, Pinellas and Collier counties.… read more
    … syndrome diagnoses, timeliness and completeness of data col- lection and processing, performance of aberration … as whether a single or multiple ICD9 codes is used. Data com- pleteness and timeliness in data submission were … with critical bioterrorism- associated agents. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/surveillance/syndromedef/ [3] Zhu Y, Wang W, …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Shows Medical Surge in Dallas–Fort Worth during Hurricane Harvey, 2017

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on August 25, 2017, resulting in 88 fatalities and more than $125 billion in damages to infrastructure. In Houston, flooding created a toxic mix of chemicals, sewage, biohazards, and 8 million cubic yards of… read more
    … Tarrant County Public Health wfstephens@tarrantcounty.com Document NSSP-Success-Story-Texas-Hurricane-harvey.pdf … Tarrant County Public Health wfstephens@tarrantcounty.com Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office … Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance; www.cdc.gov/cdc.gov/nssp The National Syndromic Surveillance …
  • Data Integration and Analytics within the National Bio-Surveillance Integration System

    Content Type: Abstract

    This presentation introduces the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Bio-Surveillance Integration System (NBIS) and the analytics functionality within the NBIS that integrates and analyzes structured and unstructured data streams… read more
    … events as measured against manual extraction, and on the com- parison of BBN models to the evaluation of subject … May 11, 2006. Available at: http://chs.clientapp2.com/hearings/viewhearing.aspx?id=30 [2] Smith, K., Keynote … 22, 2007. Further Information: Nancy Grady, gradyn@saic.com Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007;4:94 …
  • CDC Benzodiazepine v1

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected benzodiazepine overdoses. How it was developed:… read more
    … Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10-CM) and 9th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), and Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) … Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10-CM) and 9th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), and …
  • Timely Public Health Intervention and Vectorborne Response Planning

    Content Type: Abstract

    The OKC-Co Health Department deployed a phased vectorborne response plan to address multiple diseases, including Zika Virus and West Nile Virus. This plan is scalable and flexible, but must necessarily prepare for the worst case scenario. Although… read more
    … The OKC-Co Health Department deployed a phased vectorborne response … scenario. Although not currently a local threat in OKC-Co, Zika virus response planning requires early coordination … The OKC-Co Health Department deployed a phased vectorborne response … scenario. Although not currently a local threat in OKC-Co, Zika virus response planning requires early coordination …
  • Challenges in adapting an natural language processing system for real-time surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    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
    … language processing system for real-time surveillance WW Chapman, M Conway, JN Dowling, F-C Tsui, Q Li, LM … Journal 2011, 4:s68. doi: 10.3134/ehtj.10.068 & 2011 WW Chapman et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 7 challenges are caused less by NLP …
  • User Interface Design for a Biosurveillance System

    Content Type: Abstract

    INDICATOR provides an open source platform for biosurveillance and outbreak detection. Data sources currently include emergency department, patient advisory nurse, outpatient clinic, and school absence activity We are currently working with the… read more
    … biosurveillance and response. Syndromic 2009. 2. http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/News/Stories/indicator/ 3. http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/ *Ian Brooks E-mail: ian@ncsa.illinois.edu … 2011, 4: 11140 - DOI: 10.3402/ehtj.v4i0.11140 http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/News/Stories/indicator/ …