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Comparison of Influenza-like Illness Syndrome Classification Between Two Syndromic Surveillance Systems
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In 2004, the BioDefend (BD) syndromic surveillance (SS) system was implemented in Duval County hospitals (Jacksonville, FL). Daily emergency department chief complaints are manually classified and entered into the BD system by… read more… for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) began collecting data in the Jacksonville area … -
Improvement of Epidemiology Business Processes through the Evolution of Biosurveillance
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In the last decade, the scope of public health (PH) surveillance has grown, and biosurveillance capacity has expanded in Duval County. In 2004, the Duval County Health Department (DCHD) implemented a standalone syndromic surveillance (SS) system… read more… DOH moved to a statewide SS system and implemented ESSENCE which has been expanded to include 1) ED record data … DOH moved to a statewide SS system and implemented ESSENCE, which has been expanded to include (1) ED record … -
Utilization of Syndromic Surveillance with Multiple Data Sources to Enhance Public Health Response
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In the event of a large-scale public health crisis, successfully detecting and assessing health threats and monitoring population health status over a sustained period of time is likely to require integration of information from multiple… read more… various systems were used in Florida, including ESSENCE, STARS, EARS and BioDefend. Objective The objective … for the Early Notifi cation of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE II). J Urban Health. 2004;80:I32–I42. 3. Lombardo … -
Syndrome evaluation of individuals reporting emergency department utilization for notifiable disease and conditions
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The Duval County Health Department (DCHD) serves a community of over one million people in Jacksonville, FL, USA. Each year, DCHD Epidemiology Program reports an average of 1133 (4-year average) notifiable diseases and conditions (NDC)… read more… for Early Notification of Community- based Epidemics (ESSENCE) of Florida. Historically, evaluations of SS systems … were able to be matched to the corresponding ED visits in ESSENCE. In addition, 13 cases reported two ED visits and 1 … -
Could Syndromic Surveillance Data be Used Effectively with Other Data Sources? A Transposable Local View
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This panel member consultation is an International Society of Disease Surveillance (ISDS) sponsored project. It involved expert personnel in their respective area to address specific, priority questions confronting researchers, developers, and… read more… with the “core” syndromic surveillance system (i.e. Essence, BioSense, etc.), and applying/analyzing several …