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Infectious Disease Forecast Modeling
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Use for the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Infectious Disease Forecast Modeling consultancy held October 29-30, 2015 in Falls Church, Virginia. Problem Summary New efforts are underway to design and… read more -
Response of the National Biosurveillance Integration Center to the Emergence of Porine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus in the United States
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the first diagnosed case of PEDV in U.S. swine in Iowa on May 17, 2013. PEDV subsequently spread rapidly among the domestic swine herds… read more -
Return to Public Health- Undeliverable letters of Communicable Disease Patients
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Preventing communicable disease spread is a primary objective for public health (PH). Reaching contagious people in a timely manner is essential to limit disease spread. Notifying patients of their infectious status also serves as an official… read more -
Using SAGES OpenESSENCE for Mass Gathering Events
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The SAGES (Suite for Automated Global Electronic bioSurveillance) team at the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory was approached by the Public Health Division of the Research, Evidence and Information Programme of the Secretariat of… read more -
Using Syndromic Surveillance Data to Describe Chronic High Frequency ED Utilization
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Utilization and overcrowding of EDs has been a prominent component of the health care reform debate in the United States for the last several years. In Virginia, the ED utilization rate has increased 27.5% between 2000 and 2012 from 34.5 visits to… read more -
Using Syndromic Surveillance to Characterize Unintentional Ingestions in Children
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UIs are among the leading causes of injury in children younger than 5 years in NYC. About 3000 calls are received each year by the NYC Poison Control Center (PCC) for this age group. Common UI exposures include medications, cosmetics, household… read more -
Using Twitter to Detect and Investigate Disease Outbreaks
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Social media is of considerable interest as a sensor into the thoughts, interests and health of a population. We consider three types of health events that an analyst may wish to be made aware of: - Given a known disease, such as MERS, SARS,… read more -
Utility and Acceptability of Influenza Surveillance amongst Emergency Providers
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Each year, influenza affects approximately 5-20% of the United States population causing over 200,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 – 49,000 death. As a key point of entry to the health care system, EDs are responsible for the initial management and… read more