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A Framework for Detecting and Classifying Outbreaks of Gastrointestinal Disease
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Outbreaks of waterborne gastrointestinal disease occur routinely in North America, resulting in considerable morbidity, mortality, and cost (Hrudey, Payment et al. 2003). Outbreak detection methods generally attempt to identify anomalies in time,… read more -
Burden and Trend of Measles in Nigeria: Five-year Review Case-base Surveillance Data
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Measles is a vaccine preventable, highly transmissible viral infection that affects mostly under-five year children. The disease is caused by a Morbillivirus; member of the Paramyxovirus family. Objective: We reviewed measles… read more -
Mining Surveillance Data: Does Radiation Treatment of Prostate Cancer Cause Rectal Cancer?
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Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common invasive cancer diagnosed among US men. The majority of PCs are organ-confined at diagnosis making them candidates for treatment using RAD, SURG, or other protocols. Several studies have provided preliminary… read more -
Expanding Collaborations to Chart a New Course in Public Health Surveillance
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The International Society for Disease Surveillance held its eleventh annual conference in San Diego on December 4th and 5th, 2012, under the theme Expanding Collaborations to Chart a New Course in Public Health Surveillance. During these two… read more -
Incorporation of School Absenteeism Data into the Maryland Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE)
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Syndromic surveillance offers the potential for earlier detection of bioterrorism, outbreaks, and other public health emergencies than traditional disease surveillance. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Office of… read more -
Increasing Mild Enterovirus Cases Provides An Important Signal of Up-coming Trends in Elevating Severe Enterovirus Cases
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In July 2012, the 54 children infected with enterovirus-71(EV71) were died in Cambodia. The media called it as mystery illness and made Asian parents worried. In fact, the severe epidemics of enterovirus occurred frequently in Asia, including… read more -
Can Novel Flu Surveillance Be Conducted With Limited Resources?
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The past decade has witnessed rapid development and implementation of numerous syndromic and other advanced surveillance systems to supplement traditional laboratory testing to identify the presence of novel influenza strains and track the impact on… read more -
Influenza Forecasting with Google Flu Trends
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Each year, influenza results in increased Emergency Department crowding which can be mitigated through early detection linked to an appropriate response. Although current surveillance systems, such as Google Flu Trends, yield near real-time… read more