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Use of Epidemiological Knowledge to Create Syndromic Surveillance Reports
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Syndromic surveillance is an investigational approach used to monitor trends of illness in communities. It relies on pre-diagnostic health data rather than laboratory-confirmed clinical diagnoses. Its primary purpose is to detect… read more… for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) BACKGROUND Syndromic surveillance is an … necessary. In addition, the epidemiologist analyzing ESSENCE also monitors the county’s 911 Call Center and … -
Enhanced Public Health Surveillance Activities in Miami-Dade County for Super Bowl XLI
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A large event such as the Super Bowl that attracts over 120,000 visitors to an area within a short period of time has the potential to increase the risk of communicable diseases and environmental hazards in a community in… read more… for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE), the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 911 Call Center data … the average of 2,315 for the first two months of 2007. ESSENCE detected a significant increase of cases with … -
Comparison of 2005-2007 Influenza-Like Illness Observed from Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County
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The purpose of this study was to compare the 2005- 2006 and 2006-2007 Influenza seasons using Influenza-like illness (ILI) data received from Emergency Departments in Miami-Dade County.… MDCHD has implemented a syndromic surveillance system (ESSENCE) to monitor ILI trends from data received from …