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Modeling the risk of heat illness among basic training populations within the DoD, 2010–2017
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Although effective preventive measures for heat-related illness have been recommended and mandated for military personnel, there continues to be incident cases. In 2016, there were 401 incident cases of heat stroke and 2,135 incident cases of â… read more -
Tracking suspected heroin overdoses in CDC's National Syndromic Surveillance Program
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Overdose deaths involving opioids (i.e., opioid pain relievers and illicit opioids such as heroin) accounted for at least 63% (N = 33,091) of overdose deaths in 2015. Overdose deaths related to illicit opioids, heroin and illicitly-manufactured… read more -
Comparison of statistical algorithms for syndromic surveillance aberration detection
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Syndromic surveillance involves monitoring big health datasets to provide early warning of threats to public health. Public health authorities use statistical detection algorithms to interrogate these datasets for aberrations that are indicative of… read more -
Updating syndromic surveillance baselines following public health interventions
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Public Health England's syndromic surveillance service monitor presentations for gastrointestinal illness to detect increases in health care seeking behaviour driven by infectious gastrointestinal disease. We use regression models to create… read more -
Improving Timeliness of Georgia Emergency Room Data
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Timeliness of emergency room (ER) data is arguably its strongest attribute in terms of its contribution to disease surveillance. Timely data analyses may improve the efficacy of prevention and control measures. There are a number of studies that… read more -
Public Health Impact of Syndromic Surveillance Data—A Literature Survey
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Systematic syndromic surveillance is undergoing a transition. Building on traditional roots in bioterrorism and situational awareness, proponents are demonstrating the timeliness and informative power of syndromic surveillance data to supplement… read more -
Farm Biosecurity at backyard poultry of Bangladesh and its role in spread of HPAI
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Bangladesh is a South Asian country with large human and poultry populations which is highly affected with frequent outbreaks of both high and low pathogenic avian influenza since 2007. Very few studies have been carried out to reveal the farm… read more -
Using an Open GIS Framework and Epidemiological Intelligence for Dengue Surveillance
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In the 2015 dengue outbreak in Taiwan, 43,784 people were infected and 228 died, making it the nationâs largest outbreak ever. Facing the increasing threat of dengue, the integration of health information for prevention and control of outbreaks… read more