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  • Content Type: Abstract

    The data elements required for the proper functionality of VA’s ESSENCE system are all currently available within VA’s 128 VistA systems. These data are made available to VA’s ESSENCE system via a series of complicated MUMPS extraction routines,… read more
    … elements required for the proper functionality of VA’s ESSENCE system are all currently available within VA’s 128 … infrastructure, a new data architecture supporting ESSENCE’s surveillance capabilities is becoming possible. …
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    Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are a serious threat to global public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified more than 1100 epidemic events worldwide in the last 5 years alone. Recently, the emergence of the… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The current SAGES initiative leverages the experience gained in the develop- ment of ESSENCE; the analysis and visualization compo- nents of …