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Comparison of Influenza-like Illness Syndrome Classification Between Two Syndromic Surveillance Systems
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In 2004, the BioDefend (BD) syndromic surveillance (SS) system was implemented in Duval County hospitals (Jacksonville, FL). Daily emergency department chief complaints are manually classified and entered into the BD system by… read more… for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) began collecting data in the Jacksonville area … -
Syndrome evaluation of individuals reporting emergency department utilization for notifiable disease and conditions
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The Duval County Health Department (DCHD) serves a community of over one million people in Jacksonville, FL, USA. Each year, DCHD Epidemiology Program reports an average of 1133 (4-year average) notifiable diseases and conditions (NDC)… read more… for Early Notification of Community- based Epidemics (ESSENCE) of Florida. Historically, evaluations of SS systems … were able to be matched to the corresponding ED visits in ESSENCE. In addition, 13 cases reported two ED visits and 1 … -
Could Syndromic Surveillance Data be Used Effectively with Other Data Sources? A Transposable Local View
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This panel member consultation is an International Society of Disease Surveillance (ISDS) sponsored project. It involved expert personnel in their respective area to address specific, priority questions confronting researchers, developers, and… read more… with the “core” syndromic surveillance system (i.e. Essence, BioSense, etc.), and applying/analyzing several …