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Dual Monitoring of ILI Syndrome Using the ESSENCE System
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The threat of terrorism and high-profile disease outbreaks has drawn attention to public health syndromic surveillance systems for early detection of natural or man-made disease events. In this sense, the Miami-Dade County Health… read more… Miami-Dade County Health Department has implemented ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early … Illness (ILI) syndrome in Miami-Dade County using the ESSENCE syndromic surveillance system, and their potential … -
Utility of the ESSENCE System for Surveillance of Influenza-like Illness (ILI) in Miami-Dade County
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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 … -
Catchment Area of Miami Children's Hospital Emergency Room - Implications for Syndromic Surveillance in Miami-Dade County
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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 …