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  • Co-morbidity Factors Associated with Influenza in Nigeria

    Content Type: Abstract

    Influenza is viral illness that affects mainly the nose, throat, bronchi and occasionally, the lungs. Influenza viruses have been an under-appreciated contributor to morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. They are a substantial contributor to… read more
    … Southern, and Western zones in Nigeria and determined co-morbidity factors associated with influenza in Nigeria. 7 … Southern, and Western zones in Nigeria and determined co-morbidity factors associated with influenza in Nigeria. … Co-morbidity Factors Associated with Influenza in Nigeria …
  • Lessons Learned from the Transition to ICD-10-CM: Redefining Syndromic Surveillance Case Definitions for NC DETECT

    Content Type: Abstract

    NC DETECT receives ICD-9-CM codes for emergency department (ED) visits and uses these codes in case definitions for syndromic surveillance (e.g. infectious disease, injury, etc.). Hospitals will begin using ICD-10-CM codes on October 1, 2015. As a… read more
    … NC DETECT receives ICD-9-CM codes for emergency department (ED) visits and uses these … disease, injury, etc.). Hospitals will begin using ICD-10-CM codes on October 1, 2015. As a result, preparations have been made to accommodate ICD-10-CM codes in NC DETECT for data transmission, receipt, …
  • Tracking Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Missouri: Trends and the ICD-CM Transition

    Content Type: Abstract

    Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) rates have tripled for Missouri residents in the past three years. NAS is a condition infants suffer soon after birth due to withdrawal after becoming opioid-dependent in the womb. NAS has significant immediate… read more
    … NAS discharge rates with special focus on the ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM transition and changes in code descriptions. 4 views … NAS discharge rates with special focus on the ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM transition and changes in code descriptions. … Abstinence Syndrome in Missouri: Trends and the ICD-CM Transition …
  • Experts Collaborate to Develop a Standardized Syndrome Definition for Cold-related Illness

    Content Type: Success Stories

    In winter, people are at risk for cold-related illness (CRI) such as hypothermia. Deaths coded as weather-related from 2006 through 2010 showed exposure to excessive cold as the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States.1… read more
    … Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP–CoP) worked with the Council of State and Territorial … with data analysts and epidemiologists from the NSSP–CoP Syndrome Definition Committee and based its approach on … Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP–CoP) worked with the Council of State and Territorial …
  • Enhanced Mosquito Surveillance for Aedes spp. in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

    Content Type: Abstract

    Since 2003 some Arizona counties have followed mosquito surveillance protocols to trap the West Nile Virus vector, Culex spp., using CO2 traps. Despite low sensitivity of these traps to detect Aedes spp., one out of seven CO2 traps deployed… read more
    … to trap the West Nile Virus vector, Culex spp., using CO2 traps. Despite low sensitivity of these traps to detect Aedes spp., one out of seven CO2 traps deployed in Santa Cruz County detected Aedes … to trap the West Nile Virus vector, Culex spp., using CO2 traps. Despite low sensitivity of these traps to detect …
  • School Disease Transmission: Has the time come for coordination between monitors and modelers?

    Content Type: Webinar

    Guoyan Zhang and Anthony Llau, Miami-Dade County Health Department, have been instrumental in developing the School-Based Absentee Surveillance System (SBASS), which uses school absentee data to identify outbreaks as part of syndromic surveillance.… read more
    … the friendship network data as complete (n=1074). http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth Carolina Population … guidelines for clinicians [cited 2010 Jul 22]. http://www.myflusafety.com/SwineFlu/documents/RevisedH1N1 … School Disease Transmission: Has the time come for coordination between monitors and modelers? …
  • Gunshot Injuries - Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Responding to an ask on the ISDS forums (https://www.healthsurveillance.org/forums/posts.aspx?group=190904&topic=1452124&page=1&hhSearchTerms=#post_1452124), KDHE made a first attempt at a Gunshot Injury query for Kansas syndromic data.… read more
    … Department of Health and Environment Zachary.stein@icf.com 17 views Submitted by ZSteinKS on Mon, 11/19/2018 - 17:36 …
  • MapIT - Introduction to Mapping Tool 2015

    Content Type: Webinar

    Many public health programs use hospital administrative and claims data for assessment and surveillance purposes. They are preparing their data collection processes to make the transition from accepting data coded with ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM in… read more
    … make the transition from accepting data coded with ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM in preparation for the October 1 implementation date set … of the updated mapping tool.  Presenters Ginger Cox , RHIT, CCS, ICD-9/10 Coding and Conversion Analyst, … make the transition from accepting data coded with ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM in preparation for the October 1 …