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Syndromic Surveillance and Influenza-like Illness in Georgia
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There are multiple sources of influenza and influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance data within the state of Georgia. These include laboratory surveillance for influenza viruses, sentinel providers that report ILI, pneumonia and… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance and Zip Code Data: The Role of Zip Codes in Understanding Populations
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Syndromic surveillance systems use residential zip codes for spatial analysis to identify disease clusters. However, the use of emergency medical services can be influenced by geographic proximity, specialty services, and severity of illness. We… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance Case Definition Development Using Recursive Partitioning Techniques for Highly Dimensional Databases
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Seasonal influenza accounts for a high proportion of outpatient morbidity during the winter months. However, influenza case counts are greatly underestimated due to frequently undiagnosed influenza. Electronic medical record (EMR… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance Confirmation of Extended Influenza Season
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The 2003-2004 influenza season was notable for the early, intense and widespread circulation of a Type A drift variant and a resulting rush on vaccine followed by an abrupt decrease in activity by mid-January. By contrast, the 2004-2005 influenza… read more -
Fact Sheet: Declared States of Emergency - Opioid Crisis
Content Type: References
High rates of morbidity and mortality among Americans related to opioid use constitute a public health epidemic, leading multiple jurisdictions to declare formal states of emergency or public health emergency. Declaring a state of emergency grants… read more -
Data Flow: Data Element Requirements
Content Type: Surveillance Tools and Systems
The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) conducted a three-part webinar series in 2016 to describe how… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance for a Large Respiratory Disease Outbreak by Legionella in the Netherlands
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To evaluate the added value of a syndromic surveillance system in detecting a large severe respiratory disease outbreak with a point-source we used the Legionnaires' disease (LD) outbreak of 1999 in the Netherlands as a case-study. We… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance for Detection of Increased Morbidity and Mortality by Influenza
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To evaluate whether a rise or shift in severe morbidity and mortality by influenza can be detected with syndromic surveillance.