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Using Age & Syndrome to Characterize Epidemic Winter-Seasonal Acute Gastroenteritis
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We describe age- and syndrome-specific emergency department (ED) visit patterns for diarrhea and vomiting associated with periods of confirmed epidemic rotavirus and presumed epidemic norovirus in New York City (NYC). -
Utilisation of Data Derived from a Nurse-Led NHS Access and Information Telephone Helpline (NHS24) in Communicable Disease Management in Scotland
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To compare NHS24 data with a range of laboratory and other surveillance systems to further explore its potential utility in communicable disease management. -
Variation of Chief Complaint-Based Respiratory Symptom Data in One Hospital's Nurse Advice Call Center and Emergency Department
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The objective of this report is to describe the variation of symptoms being detected as respiratory or influenza-like illness (ILI) syndrome using nurse advice call center (NACC) data and emergency department (ED) chief complaint data compared to… read more -
Visits with Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infections Reported to the BioSense System, 2006-2007
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Biosurveillance systems typically receive free- text chief complaint and coded diagnosis data, however this data has limited specificity for notifiable disease surveillance. The Biosense System receives chief complaint and/or diagnosis data from… read more -
What Can Enhanced Influenza Surveillance Teach Us About Syndromic Surveillance?
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Currently Scotland has a number of influenza surveillance schemes, including âflu-spotterâ practices, and enhanced surveillance general practices that submit clinical samples for virological testing (SERVIS practices). This information feeds… read more -
Characterizing Fentanyl-Associated Mortality using the Literal Causes of Death
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In October 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released health advisory #384 to inform people about increases in fentanyl fatalities. Florida’s statewide syndromic surveillance system, Electronic Surveillance System for the… read more -
Turning the Tide on the Opioid Epidemic
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Presenters Susan Robinson, Vaccine-Preventable Disease Epidemiologist, Arizona Department of Health Services Erica Weis, Injury Prevention Epidemiologist, Arizona Department of Health… read more -
Communities of Practice: Advancing the Practice of Surveillance
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These slides were presented as a 60 minute oral presentation at the 2018 Public Health Informatics Conference in Atlanta Georgia. Learning Objective To share our experiences at ISDS with setting up and managing communities of… read more