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Infectious Disease

Query purpose: 

This definition intends to capture emergency department visits for asthma with acute exacerbation, asthma attacks, bronchospasm, status asthmaticus, and severe asthma.

How it was developed: 

The CDC National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) team and SMEs from the CDC Asthma and Air Quality Branch worked with four jurisdictions (CO, KY, Polk Co. FL, NM) to pilot a v1 definition using ED data.

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Query purpose: 

To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits related to Pertussis (Pertussis v2 CCDD Parsed) and diagnosed with Pertussis (Pertussis v2 DD).

How it works:

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