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Automated Surveillance of Outpatients with Pneumonia: A Performance Evaluation
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Effective responses to epidemics of infectious diseases hinge not only on early outbreak detection, but also on an assessment of disease severity. In recent work, we combined previously developed ARI case-detection algorithms (CDA) [1] with text… read more -
Bayesian Contact Tracing for Communicable Respiratory Disease
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The evolution of novel influenza viruses in humans is a bio- logical phenomenon that can not be stopped. All existing data suggest that vaccination against the morbidity and mortality of the novel influenza viruses is our best line of defence.… read more -
BioSense 2.0
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BioSense 2.0 protects the health of the American people by providing timely insight into the health of communities, regions, and the nation by offering a variety of features to improve data collection, standardization, storage, analysis, and… read more -
Developing a Prototype Opioid Surveillance System at a 2-Day Virginia Hackathon
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At the Governorâs Opioid Addiction Crisis Datathon in September 2017, a team of Booz Allen data scientists participated in a two-day hackathon to develop a prototype surveillance system for business users to locate areas of high risk across… read more -
Conducting operational research during outbreaks to improve preparedness and response
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Each significant outbreak and epidemic raises questions that must be answered in order to better inform future preparedness and response efforts, such as:- What are the systems and resources needed to characterize an outbreak? …
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Assessing Definitions of Heroin Overdose in ED & EMS Data Using Hospital Billing Data
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In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded 12 states, under the Enhanced State Opioid Overdose Surveillance (ESOOS) program, to utilize state Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and emergency department syndromic surveillance (SyS)… read more -
Developing and Validating a Fireworks-Related Syndrome Definition in Kansas
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Across the U.S.A., multiple people seek treatment for fireworks-related injuries around the July 4th holiday. Syndromic surveillance in Kansas allows for near real-time analysis of the injuries occurring during the firework selling season. During… read more -
Enhanced surveillance to monitor response to a provincial overdose emergency, Canada
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On April 14, 2016, British Columbia (BC)âs Provincial Health Officer declared a public health emergency due to a significant increase in drug-related overdoses and deaths in the Province. Despite the declaration, 161 suspected drug overdose deaths… read more