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Comparison of ED and Urgent Care ILI Surveillance Data From the 2009 H1N1 Outbreak
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Syndromic surveillance of health care data such as the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9), codes related to Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI), was used to track the progression of the 2009 Fall Novel H1N1 Outbreak in the… read more -
Using a Collaborative Approach to Tobacco Control Efforts in Marginalized Communities
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Although significant progress has been made in tobacco control in the United States (US) over the past 50 years, more than 15% of the population currently use tobacco products.1 Tobacco use continues to be the leading cause of preventable death,… read more -
Monitoring winter-seasonal acute gastroenteritis emergency department visits by age
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Epidemic acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major contributor to the global burden of morbidity and mortality. Rotavirus and norovirus epidemics present a significant burden annually, with their predominant impact in temperate climates occurring… read more -
Google Flu Trends: Correlation with Emergency Department Influenza Rates and Crowding Metrics
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Emergency Departments (ED) supply critical infrastructure to provide medical care in the event of a disaster or disease outbreak, including seasonal and pandemic influenza [1]. Already over-crowded and stretched to near-capacity, influenza activity… read more -
Surveillance in New Jersey - From Anthrax to Automation
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In the summer of 2001, New Jersey (NJ) was in the process of developing surveillance activities for bioterrorism. On September 11, 2001, the U.S. suffered a major terrorist attack. Approximately a month later, Anthrax-laced letters were processed… read more -
Adopting a common influenza-like illness syndrome across multiple health jurisdictions
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Syndromic surveillance systems were designed for early outbreak and bioterrorism event detection. As practical experience shaped development and implementation, these systems became more broadly used for general surveillance and situational… read more -
Marketing a Syndromic Surveillance System to Hospital Emergency Departments
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The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, implemented a syndromic surveillance system, Oregon ESSENCE. A critical component to developing and growing this statewide system is… read more -
Opportunistic approaches to evaluation of surveillance efforts in resource-limited countries
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The Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) delivers interventions to enhance surveillance of especially dangerous pathogens of both humans and animals within countries of the former Soviet Union… read more