Vol 5, No 2 (2008)

Improving Public Health Investigation and Response

Table of Contents

Evaluation of Body Temperature to Classify Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) in a Syndromic Surveillance System PDF
Martin J. Atherton, David C. Pattie, David J. Savory, Gale E. Savage, Kenneth L. Cox 91
Utility of Syndromic Surveillance for Investigating Morbidity Resulting from a Severe Weather Event PDF
Atar Baer, Yevgeniy Elbert, Howard Burkom, Rekha Holtry, Jeff Duchin 92
A Multijurisdictional Investigation of Resistant Highly Infectious TB in Asian Immigrants PDF
Donald Brannen, Amy Schmitt, Steven D. Burdette, Mark McDonnell 93
Early Identification of Salmonella Cases Using Syndromic Surveillance PDF
Heather Brown, Al Romanosky, Sadia Aslam, Alvina Chu, David Blythe 94
Assessing and Optimizing the Accuracy of Physician Billing Claims for Use in Automated Syndromic Surveillance PDF
Geneviève Cadieux, Robyn Tamblyn, David Buckeridge 95
Monitoring Dynamic Tempo-Spatial Changes of Influenza-Like Illness During 2005-2007 through Sentinal-Physician Surveillance in Taiwan Using Ring Maps PDF
Ta-Chien Chan, Chwan-Chuen King 96
Online Dissemination of National Influenza Surveillance Data PDF
Calvin KY Cheng, Eric HY Lau, Lai Ming Ho, Gabriel M Leung, Benjamin J. Cowling 97
Graduate-Level Syndromic Surveillance Course, An International Society for Disease Surveillance Project PDF
Debjani Das, Larissa May, Julie Pavlin 98
Stakeholder Perspectives of Biosurveillance: a Qualitative Analysis PDF
Arthur Davidson, Anna Orlova, Trish Perl 99
Approaches to Prediction Models for Poison Control Center-Based Syndromic Surveillance for Foodborne Illness PDF
Mary Derby, Lisa Hulette, Jude McNally, Jefferey Burgess, James Ranger-Moore 100
Identifying Clusters of Falls During the 2007-08 Winter Season in the BioSense System PDF
Achintya N. Dey, Peter Hicks, Jerome I. Tokars 101
Using AFDL Algorithm to Estimate Risk of Positive Outcomes of Microbial Tests at Food Establishments PDF
Artur Dubrawski, Lujie Chen, John Ostlund 102
Real Time Syndromic Surveillance Response to UK Flooding Incident 2007 PDF
Alex J. Elliot, Duncan L. Cooper, Paul Loveridge, Sally Harcourt, Sue Smith, Martyn Regan, Isabel Oliver, Sue Ibbotson, Gillian E. Smith 103
Open Source Development of Syndromic Investigation Decision Support Tools PDF
Tim Gallagher 104
A Temporal Method for Outbreak Detection Using a Bayesian Network PDF
Xia Jiang Jiang, Gregory F. Cooper 105
Syndromic Surveillance and Climate Change, a Possible Use? PDF
Loïc Josseran, Anne Fouillet, Nadège Caillère, Mathilde Pascal, Danièle Ilèf, Pascal Astagneau 106
Impact of Health Education and Treatment Interventions on Urinary Schistosomiasis in School Children PDF
F H.L. Kamaga, A L. Njunda, N J.C. Assob, P Nde Fon, G Nkwelang, Atanga Bi Suh, C M. Sab 107
International System for Total Early Disease Detection (InSTEDD) Platform PDF
Taha A. Kass-Hout, Nicolas di Tada 108
Integrated Syndromic and Virologic Surveillance Systems from Taiwan's Experiences in Facing Global Challenges of Emerging Infectious Diseases PDF
Chwan-Chuen King, Tsung-Shu Joseph Wu, Muh-Yung Yen, Chao-Sheng Huang, Jin-Yi Hsiao, Chuan-Liang Kao, Ta-Chien Chan, Shiau-Tien Ma, Chin-Yi Chen, Shu-Fang Chuang, Wen-Wen Wang, Pei-Lin Lin, Chien-Tsai Liu, Chung-Ming Liu 109
Use of Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Room Chief Complaints for Enhanced Situational Awareness during Wildfires, Florida, 2008 PDF
Aaron Kite-Powell, Lauren B. Ball, Richard S. Hopkins 110
Burns Reported to the BioSense System During the Independence Day Holiday PDF
William E. Lei, Stephen Benoit, Gabriel Rainisch, Jerome Tokars 111
Predicting Probabilities of Flu Vaccination and Commuting Methods Having Elevated Flu Transmission Probabilities in New York City PDF
Burton Levine, Timothy C. Wilcosky, Diane Wagener, Bonnie Kerker, Farzad Mostashari, Philip Cooley 112
Using NC DETECT Summary Reports to Share Syndromic Information PDF
Meichun Li, Amy Ising, Lana Deyneka, Dennis Falls, Anna Waller 113
Utilizing Emergency Department Data to Evaluate Primary Care Clinic Hours PDF
Jutieh Lincoln, Kevin Stevens, Shandy Dearth, Joseph Gibson, Millicent Fleming-Moran 114
A Visual Analytics Toolkit for Evaluating Potential Syndromic Outbreaks PDF
Ross Maciejewski, Stephen Rudolph, Shaun J. Grannis, David S. Ebert 115
Case Studies in the Use of the National Poison Data System (NPDS) PDF
Colleen A. Martin, Amy Wolkin, Alvin C. Bronstein 116
Focusing Routine Surveillance Activities for Lyme Disease: Investigation of Exposures in Confirmed Cases of Early Lyme Disease PDF
Sara McKelvey, Kelly Russo, Katherine Farrell 117
Advantages and Limitations of Real Time Surveillance for the French Armed Forces during Operations PDF
Jean-Baptiste Meynard, Gaetan Texier, Herve Chaudet, Bruce Dupuy, Xavier Deparis, René Migliani, André Spiegel, Jean-Paul Boutin 118
Automated Monitoring of Asthma Using the BioSense System PDF
Sule Mohammed, Keydra Phillips, Gabriel Rainisch, Patrick Minor, Jerome Tokars 119
Evaluation of ILI Data Use to Augment Traditional Influenza Surveillance PDF
A Musumba, M Feist, L Kubischta, T Miller, J Goplin 120
Infectious Disease Surveillance In Peruvian Navy Ships PDF
Joan Neyra, Roger Araujo, Giselle Soto, José Quispe, Joel Montgomery, Miguel Fernández, Víctor Vallejos, David Blazes 121
Innovative Uses for ESSENCE to Improve Standard Communicable Disease Reporting Practices in Miami-Dade County PDF
Erin O'Connell, Guoyan Zhang, Anthoni Llau, Fermin Leguen 122
Syndromic Surveillance System for the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Meeting 2008 PDF
Yasushi Ohkusa, Tamie Sugawara, Hiroaki Sugiura, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Tomoaki Imamura, Nobuhiko Okabe 123
Infection Control Practitioner Use of NC DETECT PDF
Michael Park, Amy Ising, Lana Deyneka, Anna Waller 124
Use of the Connecticut Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance System for Situational Awareness During Public Health Events PDF
Katherine M. Purviance, Alan J. Siniscalchi, James L. Hadler 125
Variation in Visits Classified by GI ICD9 Biosurveillance Sub-Filters as a Function of Age PDF
Lisa Reedman, Dennis G. Cochrane, John R. Allegra 126
Comparison of Parallel and Consensus Monitoring Approaches for Multistream Influenza Monitoring in Ontario PDF
Elizabeth Rolland, Punam Mangtani, Ben Armstrong, Kieran Moore 127
Preferences and Perceptions of Biosurveillance System Users - Results from a Recent Survey PDF
Loren E. Shaffer, Chad C. Brown 128
Health Effects of LA county Wildfires in October 2007 PDF
Akbar Sharip, Emily Kajita, Megan Jones, Bessie Hwang 129
Following the Signal: Use of Social Networking Systems, Hot Lines and Other Techniques for Anthrax and Rash Illness Risk Communication in Connecticut PDF
Alan J. Siniscalchi, Maria T. Andrews, Lynn E. Sosa, Alice Y. Guh, Katherine M. Purviance, Brenda L. Esponda, Patricia A. Mshar, Matthew L. Carter, James L. Hadler 130
Framework for the Development of Response Protocols for Public Health Syndromic Surveillance Systems PDF
Lori Uscher-Pines, Corey Farrell, Jacqueline Cattani, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Michael D. Moskal, Steven M. Babin, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Richard E. Rothman 131
A Survey of Usage and Response Protocols of Syndromic Surveillance Systems by State Public Health Departments in the United States PDF
Lori Uscher-Pines, Corey Farrell, Jacqueline Cattani, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Michael D. Moskal, Steven M. Babin, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Richard E. Rothman 132
Syndromic Surveillance with Death Data: a Pilot Study in the Netherlands PDF
Liselotte van Asten, Cees van den Wijngaard, Carel Harmsen, Frederika Dijkstra, Wilfrid van Pelt, Wim van der Hoek, Marianne van der Sande, Marion Koopmans 133
Self-Evaluation of an Electronic Disease Surveillance System Implemented in the Peruvian Army: Alerta JESAL PDF
Delphis M. Vera, Ricardo Hora, Joan Neyra, Yaneth Alvarez, Rollin Cruz, Carlos Leturia, Aldo Clavo, Joel M. Montgomery, David L. Blazes 134
The Utility of Space-Time Surveillance for Tuberculosis PDF
Aman D. Verma, David L. Buckeridge, Kevin Schwartzman, Marcel Behr, Alice Zwerling, Sherry Olson, Robert Allard 135
A Comparison of Electronic Emergency Department Visits and Data Collected Manually During a Field Exercise PDF
Elisha L. Wilson, Erin L. Murray, Lucretia Jones, Marc Paladini, Trang Q. Nguyen 136
A County Health Department's Analysis and Dissemination Algorithm of a Neruological Syndrome Aberration to Respective Community Stakeholders PDF
Sarah K. Winn, Theresa Isaac, Robert G. Harmon 137
Mining Pattern Model of Influenza Surveillance PDF
Tippa Wongstitwilairoong, Jariyanart Gaywee, Narongrid Sirisophana, Carl J. Mason, Julie A. Pavlin 138
Using ESSENCE to Track a Gastrointestinal Outbreak in a Homeless Shelter in Miami-Dade County, 2008 PDF
Guoyan Zhang, Anthoni Llau, Juan Suarez, Erin O'Connell, Edhelene Rico, Rene Borroto-Ponce, Fermin Leguen 139
Planning & Development of a Regional Integrated Disease Surveillance System PDF
Xiaohui Zhang, Yongsheng Wu 140