Skip to main content

Displaying results 1 - 8 of 12
  • Utility of the ESSENCE System for Surveillance of Influenza-like Illness (ILI) in Miami-Dade County

    Content Type: Abstract

    The threat of pandemic and seasonal influenza has drawn attention to syndromic surveillance systems for early detection of influenza-like illness. Since 2005, the Miami-Dade County Health Department has implemented ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance… read more
    … the Miami-Dade County Health Department has implemented ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early … with influenza diagnostic codes 487.0 to 487.8. [3] In ESSENCE, ILI is a chief complaint of fever with either cough …
  • Innovative Uses for ESSENCE to Improve Standard Communicable Disease Reporting Practices in Miami-Dade County

    Content Type: Abstract

    To illustrate how ESSENCE can been utilized to collaborate with healthcare practitioners in order to improve communicable disease reporting
    … To illustrate how ESSENCE can been utilized to collaborate with healthcare … in 14 of the largest hospitals since 2005. Although ESSENCE’s primary aim is to detect outbreaks or bioterrorism …
  • Using ESSENCE to Track a Gastrointestinal Outbreak in a Homeless Shelter in Miami-Dade County, 2008

    Content Type: Abstract

    Although Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) provides tools to detect a significant alert regarding an unusual public health event, combining that information with … read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) provides tools to detect a significant alert … outbreak.   Objective To illustrate how MDCHD utilized ESSENCE in order to track a gastrointestinal outbreak in a …
  • Amplification of Syndromic Surveillance's Role in Miami-Dade County

    Content Type: Abstract

    To describe how the Miami-Dade County Health Department (MDCHD) has expanded Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) for specialized research in addition to daily surveillance activities
    … for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) for specialized research in addition to daily … Syndromic surveillance in Miami-Dade County consists of ESSENCE, Public School Absenteeism, 911 call center data as …
  • Tracking emergency department (ED) patients with gastrointestinal symptoms during a Norovirus epidemic in Miami-Dade

    Content Type: Abstract

    From January to March 2010, thirteen outbreaks of Norovirus infection were reported to the Epidemiology, Disease Control and Immunization Service (EDC-IS), up from four outbreaks in the entire 2008 and same number during 2009. … read more
    … EDC-IS at the Miami-Dade County Health Department used ESSENCE to track gastrointestinal symptoms during a … (EDC-IS) at the Miami-Dade County Health Department used ESSENCE to track gastrointestinal symptoms during a …
  • Super Bowl Surveillance: A Practical Exercise in Inter-Jurisdictional Public Health Information Sharing

    Content Type: Abstract

    When the Chicago Bears met the Indianapolis Colts for Super Bowl XLI in Miami in January, 2007, fans from multiple regions visited South Florida for the game. In the past, public health departments have instituted heightened… read more
    … information systems (separate installations of the ESSENCE system, developed at JHUAPL). The situation provided … information systems (separate installations of the ESSENCE system, developed at JHUAPL). The situation provided …
  • Catchment Area of Miami Children's Hospital Emergency Room - Implications for Syndromic Surveillance in Miami-Dade County

    Content Type: Abstract

    This research aims to determine the catchment area of Miami Children's Hospital Emergency Department (ED). The purpose is to identify pediatric populations and territories within Miami-Dade County that are insufficiently covered by this hospital's… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) to conduct syndromic surveillance [1]. Patients’ … these areas visit other EDs currently feeding data into ESSENCE. Was the answer negative, they should be prioritized …
  • Socio-Demographic and Temporal Patterns of Emergency Department Patients Who Do Not Reside in Miami-Dade County, 2007

    Content Type: Abstract

    Visitors from areas outside Miami-Dade County have the potential to introduce diseases and/or strains of microorganisms circulating in their regions of residence. Immunocompromised and immunonaive travelers are at higher risk of… read more
    … the 14 hospitals of Miami-Dade County that fed data into ESSENCE during 2007 were included in the analysis. The … just four of the fourteen hospitals that feed data into ESSENCE, as they account for two thirds of these visitors. …