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  • Using Online Applications with R to Share Surveillance Data

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Since 2009, the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) has created and disseminated weekly surveillance reports to share seasonal influenza data with the community and our healthcare partners. Surveillance data is formatted into tables and… read more
    … 1. Data extracted from syndromic surveillance system, ESSENCE; 45 hospital emergency departments (EDs) participate in ESSENCE. Influenza-like-illness (ILI) defined as a symptom …
  • Increase in Pneumonia Cases as an Early Indicator of Severe and Pandemic Influenza Outbreak

    Content Type: Abstract

    Objective To enable the early detection of pandemic influenza, we have designed a system to differentiate between severe and mild influenza outbreaks. Historic information about previous pandemics suggested the evaluation of two… read more
    … expected influenza season. Methods Data are collected by ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early … processes the data using algorithms currently deployed by ESSENCE [2] to detect statistical anomalies within each of … for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE II), J Urban Health, Vol. 80(2 Suppl 1):i32–42. …
  • Utilization of Public Health Surveillance Data for Early Detection and Mitigation of Drinking Water Contamination

    Content Type: Abstract

    Safe drinking water is essential for all communities. Intentional or unintentional contamination of drinking water requires water utilities and local public health to act quickly. The Water Security (WS) initiative of the U.S.… read more
    … and syndromic surveillance systems, such as RODS and ESSENCE, are the public health surveillance data streams … also working to develop water modules within the RODS and ESSENCE systems for use by pubic health officials and …
  • Lessons Learned from a National Capitol Region Syndromic Surveillance Tabletop Exercise, Spring 2005

    Content Type: Abstract

    This paper describes lessons learned from a regional tabletop exercise (TTX) of the National Capital Region (NCR) Syndromic Surveillance Network, from the perspective of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH).
    … potential public health emergencies. Figure 1 – Map of ESSENCE NCR surveillance area. METHODS The NCR TTX simulated … protocol; more extensive training of those who monitor ESSENCE, such as alerting to “unusual” clinical cases; …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Climate and Health Guidance Document

    Content Type: Report

    In general, data from public health surveillance can be used for short- and long-term planning and response through retrospective data analysis of trends over time or specific events. Combining health outcome data (e.g., hospitalizations or deaths)… read more
    … Surveillance Program (NSSP)1, local installations of ESSENCE, commercial syndromic surveillance systems such as … codes. HDZ starts out by using the CSTE heat query in ESSENCE. However, to make sure they haven’t missed any … (^ or *) varies by syndromic surveillance system. For ESSENCE, a subtotal of ≥6 points are required for a visit to …
  • What is the Value of a Positive Syndromic Surveillance Signal?

    Content Type: Abstract

    One criterion for evaluating the effectiveness of a surveillance system is the system’s positive predictive value. To our knowledge few studies have described the positive predictive value of syndromic surveillance signals… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE).3 Investigations are initiated for alarm signals … for Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE II). J Urban Health 2003;80(2 Suppl 1):i32--42. …
  • SAGES: a suite of freely available software tools for electronic disease surveillance in resource-limited settings

    Content Type: Abstract

    Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are a serious threat to global public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified more than 1100 epidemic events worldwide in the last 5 years alone. Recently, the emergence of the… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The current SAGES initiative leverages the experience gained in the develop- ment of ESSENCE; the analysis and visualization compo- nents of …
  • Missouri's Syndromic Surveillance Experience

    Content Type: Abstract

    This abstract describes Missouriís experience with syndromic surveillance. Missouri has expanded from acquiring pre-tabulated data from volunteers to receiving patient-level data via electronic feeds from 85 hospitals across the state processed… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) and BioSense. DHSS acquired ESSENCE software in the spring of 2006 and Missouri began … for 85 hospitals; as of July 2007, after unduplication, ESSENCE and BioSense process approximately 7,000 ED records …