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Epidemiological Distribution of Reported West Nile cases in Houston, Texas, 2014-2017
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West Nile virus (WNV) is considered the leading cause of domestically acquired arboviral disease and is spread through mosquitoes. In general, the majority of the cases are asymptomatic. One in five people infected will display mild symptoms like… read more -
Epidemiological trends of Reported Legionnaires disease in Houston, Texas, 2014-2017
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Legionellosis is a respiratory illness that is mostly (80-90%) caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila. It is associated with a mild febrile illness, Pontiac fever, or Legionnaires' disease (1), a source of severe, community-acquired… read more -
Epidemiology as a Practical Resource to Examine the Hype & Deliver Reliable Messages
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It can be difficult to distinguish between truth, half-truth, fiction, and misinformation as we watch the news, read headlines, and scroll through various social media feeds. Fortunately, epidemiologists have the tools needed to serve as a practical… read more -
Epidemiology of SFTSV in Ticks collected from National Park in the ROK, 2015-2018
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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging viral disease in East-Asian countries, including China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK). The causative agent of SFTS is the SFTS virus (SFTSV) transmitted by hematophagous… read more -
ESSENCE Features for 2019
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The ESSENCE system is a community-driven disease surveillance system. Installed in over 25 jurisdictions across the US, the system is built on a single codebase that is shared across all instances. While each individual location can customize many… read more -
Identifying Persons Who Inject Drugs in Medical Examiner Data in Maricopa County, AZ
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The rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States has increased steadily since 2000. Injection drug use, a practice associated with infectious disease transmission, has likely increased along with this upward trend in drug overdoses. Injection… read more -
Impact of a new diagnoses thesaurus on the French ED syndromic surveillance system
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As part of the French syndromic surveillance system SurSaUDî, the French Public Health Agency (Sant© publique France) collects daily data from the emergency department (ED) network OSCOUR®. The system aims to timely identify, follow and assess the… read more -
Implementation of an Electronic Disease Surveillance System in Guinea, 2016-2018
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The West Africa Ebola outbreak of 2014-2016 demonstrated the importance of strong disease surveillance systems and the severe consequences of weak capacity to detect and respond to cases quickly. Challenges in the transmission and management of… read more