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  • Comparing Syndromic Surveillance and Poison Center Data for Snake Bites in Missouri

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2010, there were 4,796 snake bite exposures reported to Poison Centers nationwide (1). Health care providers frequently request help from poison centers regarding snake envenomations due to the unpredictability and complexity of prognosis and… read more
    … database keeping track of every phone call received. ESSENCE, a syndromic surveillance system used in Missouri, …
  • Early Detection of Influenza Activity Using Syndromic Surveillance in Missouri

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance is used routinely to detect outbreaks of disease earlier than traditional methods due to its ability to automatically acquire data in near real-time. Missouri has used emergency department (ED) visits to monitor and track… read more
    … via Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) tracked weekly counts of laboratory confirmed … order to evaluate the early warning potential of ILI in ESSENCE and improve ongoing influenza surveillance efforts …
  • Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance (Pt 6): A Meaningful Use Dialogue on the Missouri Implementation

    Content Type: Webinar

    This webinar is part of the Meaningful Use Webinar Series entitled "Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance: A Meaningful Use Dialogue" Amy Kelsey will continue the ISDS Meaningful Use webinar series by discussing Missouri's… read more
    … Reporting Rule, as well as Missouri's experience with ESSENCE and BioSense.  Following that, Amy will delve into … Reporting Rule, as well as Missouri's experience with ESSENCE and BioSense.  Following that, Amy will delve into …
  • Missouri's Syndromic Surveillance Experience

    Content Type: Abstract

    This abstract describes Missouriís experience with syndromic surveillance. Missouri has expanded from acquiring pre-tabulated data from volunteers to receiving patient-level data via electronic feeds from 85 hospitals across the state processed… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) and BioSense. DHSS acquired ESSENCE software in the spring of 2006 and Missouri began …