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  • Zika Pregnancy Surveillance: Transforming Data into Educational and Clinical Tools

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    Little was known about the maternal and fetal/infant effects of Zika infection before the 2015 outbreak in the Americas, which made it challenging for public health practitioners and clinicians to care for pregnant women and infants exposed to Zika… read more
    … during pregnancy and inform the CDC response and clinical guidance. In partnership with state, tribal, local, and … (Zika) surveillance data informs and improves testing guidance, clinical evaluation and management of pregnant …
  • Using Weather and Environmental Data in ESSENCE

    Content Type: References

    This document developed by the Oregon Public Health Division, Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention, is designed to help Oregon ESSENCE users create and interpret time series graphs that overlay health and weather or air quality data from a… read more
    … Description This document developed by the Oregon Public Health Division, … Submitted by ctong on Thu, 11/30/2017 - 15:02 … This document developed by the Oregon Public Health Division, …
  • Making Syndromic Surveillance Relevant and Valuable for Emergency Managers

    Content Type: Abstract

    Intense stress can severely degrade one's ability to process and utilize new kinds of information.1 This psychological phenomena may partially explain why epidemiologist are challenged to communicate and establish the value of SyS information with… read more
    … has worked to identify gaps, potential best practices, document use cases, and identify tools for integration of … into all phases of emergencies. Objective : Identify and document strategies that enhance the value of syndromic … has worked to identify gaps, potential best practices, document use cases, and identify tools for integration of …
  • Strengthening Health Surveillance through the Development of Interagency Relationships

    Content Type: Abstract

    Introduction: response to this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CSTE, and the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) members created the Poison Center Public Health Community of Practice (CoP). The CoP acts as a… read more
    … and how these experiences have led to the proposed guidance. Objective : - To discuss the development of a set … and how these experiences have led to the proposed guidance. Objective : - To discuss the development of a set …
  • Utility of Syndromic Surveillance Using Novel Clinical Data Sources

    Content Type: Abstract

    Discusses the current state of syndromic surveillance using inpatient and ambulatory clinical data in the United States and the potential utility of the data. The Meaningful Use Stages 2 and 3 regulations incentivize the use of these data sources.… read more
    … part of syndromic surveillance practice. Objective To document the current evidence base for the use of electronic … part of syndromic surveillance practice. Objective To document the current evidence base for the use of electronic …
  • Guidelines to Implement or Improve Syndromic Surveillance Systems

    Content Type: Abstract

    Co-financed by the European Commission through the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers, the European Triple-S project (Syndromic Surveillance Survey, Assessment towards Guidelines for Europe) was launched in 2010 for a 3-year period [1]. It… read more
    … guidelines that aim at providing scientific and technical guidance for the development and implementation of SyS … guidelines that aim at providing scientific and technical guidance for the development and implementation of SyS …
  • Acute Hepatitis A Infection and Vaccination in the Veterans Health Administration

    Content Type: Abstract

    Since hepatitis A vaccination became widely recommended in the US in the mid-1990's, rates of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection have steadily declined, however, since 2011, incidence of new cases of HAV appears to be increasing1, often linked… read more
    … Alert Network Advisory in June 2018 with additional guidance on identification and prevention of HAV and updates … Alert Network Advisory in June 2018 with additional guidance on identification and prevention of HAV and updates …
  • Acute Hepatitis A Infections among Veterans in Outbreak States, 2016-2018

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    Although cases of acute HAV have declined in recent years, elevated numbers of HAV infections began to be reported by California and Michigan in the fall of 2016.1,2 Since this time, associated outbreaks have been reported in 9 additional states (… read more
    … a Health Alert Network Advisory providing additional guidance on identification and prevention of HAV and updates … a Health Alert Network Advisory providing additional guidance on identification and prevention of HAV and updates …