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System Monitoring for Near Real-Time Surveillance for Infectious Diseases
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Events of recent years, particularly concern about a possible avian (H5N1) influenza pandemic, have focused increasing attention on the need for timely surveillance, with real time surveillance as the ultimate goal. In a previous study, we reported… read more… Eileen Koski, Eileen.X.Koski@questdiagnostics.com Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007;2:18 OBJECTIVE To … -
Ontario's Telehealth: A Novel Snydromic Surveillance System
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The Ontario Telehealth Telephone Helpline (henceforth referred to as “Telehealth”) was implemented in Ontario in 2001. It is administered by Clinidata, a private contractor hired by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care,… read more… Further Information: Elizabeth Rolland, erolland@gmail.com Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007;4:190 … -
Approaches to Prediction Models for Poison Control Center-Based Syndromic Surveillance for Foodborne Illness
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To construct and validate a prediction algorithm that detects early increases in laboratory reports of enteric illnesses on the basis of calls to a poison control center reporting suspected foodborne illnesses.… i.e., cases that were epidemiologically linked to a com- mon food source, increases in laboratory reports of … -
Bird Flu: The Media and Syndromic Surveillance
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In the past, the media has served a source of data for syndromic surveillance of infectious disease, whether it is outbreaks of disease in animals or humans resulting in illness or death. More often than not, the reverse is true; data based on… read more… Contact, Cynthia F. Racer, MA, MPH Cyndi_genome2000@yahoo.com, or mail, c/o CRISIS, PO Box 4853, New York, NY 10185 … -
Comparing Telehealth and NACRS Influenza Activity to Fluwatch Surveillance Using EARS-X
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This paper will use CDCÃs EARS-X to examine Tele-healthÃs potential as an early warning system specifically for influenza-like illness compared to NACRS, as well as qualitatively comparing the resultant EARS flags to peaks in influenza activity… read more… 6. Further Information: Elizabeth Rolland, erolland@gmail.com Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007;4:189 … -
Comparison of Aberration Detection Algorithms for Syndromic Surveillance
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This paper describes a study of various aberration detection algorithms currently used in syndromic surveillance and one based on artificial neural networks developed at Guelph. The goal of the research is not to select one ìwinningî algorithm but… read more… [1] Hutwagner L, Browne T, Seeman GM, Fleischauer AT. Com- paring aberration detection methods with simulated … -
Applications of Syndromic Surveillance in Resource Poor Settings: A Series of Case Studies
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Particularly in resource-poor settings, syndromic surveillance has been proposed as a feasible solution to the challenges in meeting the new disease surveillance requirements included in the World Health Organization's International Health… read more… countries *Larissa May E-mail: larissa.may@gmail.com (page number not for citation purpose) �ISDS 2011 … -
Clinical Surveillance Markers of Influenza-like Illness (ILI) at a Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital
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Emerging infections, both natural and intentional, have provided an impetus for improved disease surveillance and response. The recognition of the interdependence of health care systems and public health infrastructure provides… read more… ICD-9 codes, patient demographics, vital signs, chief com- plaints, prescriptions for antibiotics, and additional …