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Utilizing Syndromic Surveillance for Hurricane Irma-Related CO Poisonings in Florida
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On September 10, 2017, Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida. Over 90% of Florida counties reported power outages as of September 11. During power outages, CO poisonings often occur due to indoor use of fuel combustion sources (e.g., cooking,… read more -
UX Case Study: Tracking EHR automation, scarcity of attention, and transaction hazards
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In recent years, studies in health and medicine have shifted toward eHealth communication and the relationships among human interaction, computer literacy, and digital text content in medical discourses (1-6). Clinicians, however, continue to… read more -
Validating Syndromic Data for Opioid Overdose Surveillance in Florida
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In 2017, FL Department of Health (DOH) became one of thirty-two states plus Washington, D.C funded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the ESOOS program. One of the objectives of this funding was to increase the timeliness… read more -
Validation of a surveillance-based definition for hepatitis B treatment eligibility.
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Approximately 100,000 New York City (NYC) residents are currently diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.1 Routine monitoring and treatment, where indicated, are necessary to reduce HBV disease progression. Using the 2017 European… read more -
Wastewater as an Indicator of Virus Circulation among Population of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
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The main reservoir of intestinal viruses in the environment is human feces and contaminated wastewater. Sewage contamination preconditions further contamination of surface water serving as a source of water supply [2,7,8]. High resistance to… read more -
From Ebola to Heroin; the Use of EMS Data for Near Real Time Alerting and Surviellance
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Arguably the two most significant public health issues over the past two years have been the outbreak of ebola in West Africa and the rising epidemic of heroin use and overdoses. In the case of Ebola, the CDC issued guidance for inpatient facilities… read more -
What Can You Really Do with 35,000 Statistical Alerts a Week Anyways?
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The National Syndromic Surveillance Program's (NSSP) instance of ESSENCE* in the BioSense Platform generates about 35,000 statistical alerts each week. Local ESSENCE instances can generate as many as 5,000 statistical alerts each week. While some… read more -
Zika Pregnancy Surveillance: Transforming Data into Educational and Clinical Tools
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Little was known about the maternal and fetal/infant effects of Zika infection before the 2015 outbreak in the Americas, which made it challenging for public health practitioners and clinicians to care for pregnant women and infants exposed to Zika… read more