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Building the Road to a Regional Zoonoses Strategy: a Survey of Zoonoses Programs in the Americas
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Zoonoses account for over 70% of emerging infectious diseases in humans. In recent years, global public health security has been threatened by zoonotic disease emergence as exemplified by outbreaks of H5N1 and H1N1 influenza, SARS, and most recently… read more -
Outcomes of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant (allo-SCT) Recipients in the Era of Newer Antifungal Agents
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Fungal infections (FI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among patients undergoing allo-SCT. The newer anti-fungal agents, the echinocandins and extended spectrum azoles, have offered alternatives to Amphotericin B and fluconazole. Data… read more -
Over-the-counter Medication Sales Surveillance for Early Detection of Respiratory Epidemics in Rural China
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Respiratory infectious diseases are the most common diseases reported in rural China. Studies have suggested that the OTC retail sale data could be used to detect early outbreak (1, 2). However, few researches have performed to identify whether OTC… read more -
Overview of the BioSense 2.0 System Architecture
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BioSense 2.0 protects the health of the American people by providing timely insight into the health of communities, regions, and the nation by offering a variety of features to improve data collection, standardization, storage, analysis, and… read more -
Patterns of Emergency Care Utilization by Chronically Ill
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The nature of Emergency Room services makes the patients' visits hard to predict and control and the services incur high costs. Chronic patients should not require urgent care to treat their chronic illness, if they were properly managed in… read more -
Post-disaster Surveillance among State Health Departments in the United States
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The role of public health in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from emergencies has expanded as a result of the massive impact recent disasters have had on affected populations. Nearly every large-scale disaster carries substantial public… read more -
Practical Gains from Access to an Integrated Disease Reporting System
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The Electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance System (EIDSS) is a computer-based disease reporting application funded under the Cooperative Biological Engagement Program of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency. EIDSS deployment includes the… read more -
Predicting Levels of Influenza Incidence
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Influenza epidemics occur seasonally but with spatiotemporal variations in peak incidence. Many modeling studies examine transmission dynamics [1], but relatively few have examined spatiotemporal prediction of future outbreaks [2]. Bootsma et al [3… read more