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Advancing PH Emergency Preparedness Informatics to Support Emergency Responses
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The purpose of this project is to demonstrate progress in developing a scientific and practical approach for public health (PH) emergency preparedness and response informatics (EPRI) that supports the National Health Security Strategy and Global… read more -
Agent-based investigation of sexually transmitted infection
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Every year nearly 12 million new cases of syphilis in the world are registered. Currently, in many countries of the world the stabilization or even reduction of the incidence of syphilis is marked, but this does not apply to Ukraine. The current… read more -
A Syndrome Definition Validation Approach for Zika Virus
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In 2016, the World Health Organization declared Zika virus a global public health emergency. Zika infection during pregnancy can cause microcephaly and other fetal brain defects. To facilitate clinicians’ ability to detect Zika, various syndrome… read more -
Assessing local risk factors of Beijing Hand-Foot- Mouth Disease in China
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Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is a common childhood illness and the drivers of HFMD incidence are still not clear [1]. In mainland China, continuing and increasing HFMD epidemics have been recorded since 2008, causing millions of infections and… read more -
Improving Cattle Market Syndromic Surveillance Through Electronic Data Capture
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An active syndromic surveillance system was designed to collect cattle health information from a sample of Texas cattle market sales. Texas Animal Health Commission livestock inspectors record the total number of animals observed along with the… read more -
In Denial: Symptom Negation in New York City Emergency Department Chief Complaints
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In July 2016, 77% of ED data was transmitted daily via Health Level 7 (HL7) messages, compared to only 27% in July 2015 (Figure). During this same period, chief complaint (CC) word count has increased from an average of 3.8 words to 6.0 words, with… read more -
Exploring Research Opportunities Among the U.S. Census Bureau and Health Information Exchanges
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On April 20, 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau hosted a meeting with approximately 20 representatives from the health data community. Attendees included representatives from health information exchanges (HIEs), state and local public health departments,… read more -
Proposed ICD–10–CM Surveillance Case Definitions for Injury Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits
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National Health Statistics Reports, Number 100, January 23, 2017. Abstract This report describes a collaboration between the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control to… read more