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Improved Identification and Assessment of Heat-Related Illnesses in Pinal County, AZ
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Extreme heat and related illnesses are a critical concern in Arizona from May to September each year. From 2008 to 2016, Arizona medical facilities had an average of 1,790 emergency visits and 442 hospital admissions for heat-related illnesses (HRI… read more -
Improving Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response Capacity in Guinea, 2015-2018
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The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in Guinea revealed systematic weaknesses in the existing disease surveillance system. The lack of public health workers adequately trained in Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) contributed to… read more -
Improving measles syndromic surveillance via dried blood spot testing in Laos 2016-17
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The Lao PDR is aiming for measles elimination despite ongoing outbreaks of the disease. Outbreak detection in the country relies on recognising cases meeting a set fever and rash case definition incorporated into the syndromic surveillance system… read more -
Improving Public Health Surveillance methods via Smart Home technologies
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Public health surveillance relies on surveys and/or self-reported data collection, both of which require manpower, time commitment, and financial resources from public health agencies and participants. The survey results can quickly become outdated… read more -
Improving risk factor identification for opioid overdose deaths in Tennessee
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Using death certificates alone to identify contributing substances in drug overdose deaths may result in misclassification and underestimation of the burden of illicit and prescription opioids and other drugs in drug-related deaths. To enable timely… read more -
Improving Varicella Investigation Completeness in Pennsylvania
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Routine childhood administration of varicella-containing vaccine has resulted in the number of varicella (chickenpox) cases in Pennsylvania falling from nearly 3,000 cases in 2007 to less than 400 cases in 2017. Prior to 2018, the completeness of… read more -
Increased Seizure Activity in Florida Associated with Hurricane Irma, September 2017
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On September 10, 2017, Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane and subsequently tracked up the west side of the state. Due to the size of the storm, it impacted nearly all of Florida. The Electronic Surveillance System for… read more -
Indigenous Epidemiology: Identifying Health Disparities and Health Priorities
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Historically, there has been a lack of data available to assess the health and well-being of urban American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in the United States. Furthermore, there has been limited data showing the increasing disparities that exists… read more