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Surveillance of Overdose-related Emergency Department Visits in Rhode Island
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During March-May 2013, 14 overdose deaths occurred in RI that were caused by acetyl fentanyl, a novel synthetic opioid about five times more potent than heroin1. Ten of these deaths were clustered in March, causing a significant increase over… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance of Acute Liver Failure in Emergency Departments (France, 2010-2012)
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Syndromic surveillance is usually presented as relevant for event detection. As the data collected automatically from data sources is detailed enough (e.g. ICD10 codes), it may contribute to assess and quantify the burden of health events and… read more -
Primer: Emergency Legal Preparedness - Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Content Type: References
This Primer, published by the Network for Public Health Law on Friday, September 8, 2017, provides a visual snapshot and a timeline on state and federal emergency declarations in response to Hurricane Harvey and Irma. On August… read more -
BioSense Platform Access & Management Center v1.5.1 Demo
Content Type: Webinar
This webinar includes a demonstration of and discussion regarding new features available in the Access & Management Center (AMC) v1.5.1. AMC v1.5.1 features include:- New streamlined workflow for NSSP BioSense Platform Data…
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Epi Archive: Automated Synthesis of Global Notifiable Disease Data
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Government reporting of notifiable disease data is common and widespread, though most countries do not report in a machine-readable format. This is despite the WHO International Health Regulations stating that [e]ach State Party shall notify WHO, by… read more -
Epidemiological and space-time analysis of Beijing Intestinal Infectious Diseases
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Intestinal infectious diseases (IID) is a common cause of illness in the community and results in a high burden of consultations to general practice, mostly affecting the health of infants, preschool children, young adults and elderly people,… read more -
Epidemiological Distribution of Reported West Nile cases in Houston, Texas, 2014-2017
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West Nile virus (WNV) is considered the leading cause of domestically acquired arboviral disease and is spread through mosquitoes. In general, the majority of the cases are asymptomatic. One in five people infected will display mild symptoms like… read more -
Epidemiological trends of Reported Legionnaires disease in Houston, Texas, 2014-2017
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Legionellosis is a respiratory illness that is mostly (80-90%) caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila. It is associated with a mild febrile illness, Pontiac fever, or Legionnaires' disease (1), a source of severe, community-acquired… read more