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Kansas Uses a Novel Approach to Assess Injuries to Agricultural Workers
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Agriculture can be a hazardous industry. Farmers, and oftentimes their family members, are at high risk for injuries, fatalities, and illness. Risks include exposure to pesticides on crop farms and use of tractors, farming equipment, and other… read more… the extent of agriculture injuries, KDHE opted to use ESSENCE. The ESSENCE syndromic surveillance (SyS) software … collects prediagnostic data almost in real time. With ESSENCE, once a query has been written, sharing it is easy. … -
Kansas Uses Syndromic Surveillance Data to Educate the Public and Providers about Rabies
Content Type: Success Stories
Rabies is caused by a virus spread to people from the saliva and neural tissue of infected animals. The most common mode of transmission is through the bite of a rabid animal; however, rabies can be transmitted through non-bite exposures (e.g.,… read more… IG is administered only at the ED in Douglas County, the ESSENCE** system, which pulls chief complaint and diagnosis … education, or other campaigns. By using rabies queries in ESSENCE, LDCHD found more persons receiving rabies PEP than …