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Evaluation of an arboviral syndrome query used in Maricopa County, Arizona
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Timely identification of arboviral disease is key to prevent transmission in the community, but traditional surveillance may take up to 14 days between specimen collection and health department notification. Arizona state and county health agencies… read more -
Recognizing Recreational Water Exposure and Habituating HAB Surveillance in ESSENCE
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Harmful algal blooms (HABs) consist of colonies of prokaryotic photosynthetic bacteria algae that can produce harmful toxins. The toxins produced by HABs are considered a One Health issue. HABs can occur in all types of water (fresh, brackish, and… read more -
Evaluating Twitter for Foodborne Illness Outbreak Detection in New York City
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An estimated one in six Americans experience illness from the consumption of contaminated food (foodborne illness) annually; most are neither diagnosed nor reported to health departments1. Eating food prepared outside of the home is an established… read more -
Maricopa County’s use of NSSP ESSENCE to detect cases during a hepatitis A outbreak
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On 3/29/2017, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) received three reports of confirmed HAV infection from an onsite clinic at Campus A that assists individuals experiencing homelessness, a population at risk for HAV transmission.… read more -
Beyond Mortality: Violent Injury Surveillance Using NC DETECT ED Visit Data
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Violence-related injuries are a major source of morbidity and mortality in NC. From 2005-2014, suicide and homicide ranked as NC's 11th and 16th causes of death, respectively. In 2014, there were 1,932 total violent deaths, of which 1,303 were due… read more -
Justification for Collecting Urgent Care Data to Broaden Syndromic Surveillance
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While UC does not have a standard definition, it can generally be described as the delivery of ambulatory medical care outside of a hospital emergency department (ED) on a walk-in basis, without a scheduled appointment, available at extended hours,… read more -
Social Network Analysis across Healthcare Entities, Orange County, FL, 2016
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In the realm of public health, there has been an increasing trend in exploration of social network analyses (SNAs). SNAs are methodological and theoretical tools that describe the connections of people, partnerships, disease transmission, the… read more -
Monitoring Out-of-State Patients during a 2017 Hurricane Response using ESSENCE
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Syndromic surveillance is the monitoring of symptom combinations (i.e., syndromes) or other indicators within a population to inform public health actions. The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) collects emergency department (ED) data from more… read more