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Syndromic Surveillance Confirmation of Extended Influenza Season
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The 2003-2004 influenza season was notable for the early, intense and widespread circulation of a Type A drift variant and a resulting rush on vaccine followed by an abrupt decrease in activity by mid-January. By contrast, the 2004-2005 influenza… read more -
Fact Sheet: Declared States of Emergency - Opioid Crisis
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High rates of morbidity and mortality among Americans related to opioid use constitute a public health epidemic, leading multiple jurisdictions to declare formal states of emergency or public health emergency. Declaring a state of emergency grants… read more -
Data Flow: Data Element Requirements
Content Type: Surveillance Tools and Systems
The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) conducted a three-part webinar series in 2016 to describe how… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance for a Large Respiratory Disease Outbreak by Legionella in the Netherlands
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To evaluate the added value of a syndromic surveillance system in detecting a large severe respiratory disease outbreak with a point-source we used the Legionnaires' disease (LD) outbreak of 1999 in the Netherlands as a case-study. We… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance for Detection of Increased Morbidity and Mortality by Influenza
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To evaluate whether a rise or shift in severe morbidity and mortality by influenza can be detected with syndromic surveillance. -
Syndromic Surveillance for Influenza in Washington State: A Local and Regional Perspective
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We explored the utility of tracking emergency department (ED) visits for febrile illness as a proxy for influenza surveillance, from both a local and a regional perspective. -
Syndromic Surveillance for Localized Outbreaks of Lower-Respiratory Infections: Does it Work?
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To evaluate whether syndromic surveillance can detect localized outbreaks of lower-respiratory infections (LRI's) with limited numbers of alarms in time. -
Syndromic Surveillance in Boston: Validating the Detection of Small Events and Integrating Response from a Local Health Department
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The interpretation of aberrations detected by syndromic surveillance is critical for success, but poses challenges for local health departments who must conduct appropriate follow-up and confirm outbreaks. This paper describes the response of the… read more