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Re-emerging Infectious Disease (RED) Alert tool
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Definitions of âre-emerging infectious diseasesâ typically encompass any disease occurrence that was a historic public health threat, declined dramatically, and has since presented itself again as a significant health problem. Examples include… read more -
Viral causes of Influenza Like Illness in Uganda, 2008 to 2017.
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Respiratory pathogens continue to present an ever increasing threat to public health. Influenza, Respiratory syncytial virus, human metapneumovirus and other respiratory viruses are major etiological agents for influenza like illnesses (ILI).… read more -
Implementation of Real-Time Laboratory-Based Influenza Surveillance System, Thailand
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Influenza is one of the significant causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Previous studies have demonstrated the benefit of laboratory surveillance and its capability to accurately detect influenza outbreaks earlier than syndromic surveillance… read more -
Study of The Mortality of Vaccine-Preventable Infections In Ukraine (1965– 2015)
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Infectious diseases are still the cause of a large number of deaths in Ukraine. Analysis of infectious mortality allows the study of the dynamics of diseases that pose the greatest danger. In particular, those that are vaccine-preventable and… read more -
Travel and Triage: Pilot project to detect infections after medical tourism procedures
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EpiCenter, NJâs statewide syndromic surveillance system, collects ED registration data. The system uses chief complaint data to classify ED visits into syndrome categories and provides alerts to state and local health departments for surveillance… read more -
Using Discharge Diagnoses for Early Notification of Reportable Diseases in Georgia
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The Georgia DPH has used its State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (SendSS) Syndromic Surveillance (SS) module to collect, analyze and display analyses of ED patient visits, including DDx data from hospitals throughout Georgia for… read more -
Use of Rapid Online Data Collection during a Large Community Enteric Outbreak in Toronto, Canada
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In the early morning of Friday January 20, 2017, Toronto Public Health (TPH) was notified of several reports of acute vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pain/cramps among students living in residence at a post-secondary institution in Toronto, Canada.… read more -
Public Health Surveillance for the Great American Solar Eclipse in Oregon
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The Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017 provided a rare opportunity to view a complete solar eclipse on the American mainland. Much of Oregon was in the path of totality and forecasted to have clear skies. Ahead of the event, OPHD aggregated a list… read more