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Poisson regression charts for the monitoring of surveillance time series [PDF]

, 2006
This paper presents a Poisson control chart for monitoring time series of counts typically arising in the surveillance of infectious diseases. The in-control mean is assumed to be time-varying and linear on the log-scale with intercept and seasonal ...
Höhle, Michael
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Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations, Singapore, 2004–2008 and 2010–2012

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
Studies of influenza-associated hospitalizations in tropical settings are lacking. To increase understanding of the effect of influenza in Singapore, we estimated the age-specific influenza-associated hospitalizations for pneumonia and influenza during ...
Li Wei Ang, Cindy Lim, Vernon Jian Ming Lee, Stefan Ma, Wei Wei Tiong, Peng Lim Ooi, Raymond Tzer Pin Lin, Lyn James, Jeffery Cutter   +8 more
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Improving Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Diseases through Geocoded Morbidity Assignment [PDF]

Public Health Reports®, 2009
Objectives. We assessed the added value of using a geocoderto improve sexually transmitted disease (STD) surveillance data and decision support through redistribution of inaccurately assigned morbidity in Richmond, Virginia.
Jeffrey A, Stover, Khalid A, Kheirallah, Philip Christopher, Delcher, Carrie B, Dolan, LaShonda, Johnson   +4 more
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Reduction in acute filariasis morbidity during a mass drug administration trial to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Acute painful swelling of the extremities and scrotum are debilitating clinical manifestations of Wuchereria bancrofti infection. The ongoing global program to eliminate filariasis using mass drug administration is expected to decrease this ...
Alexander Neal D. E., James W Kazura, Bockarie, Moses, Daniel J Tisch, Bockarie, Moses J, Tisch, Daniel J., Daniel J. Tisch, Dagoro, H., Kazura, James W, Alpers, Michael Philip, Kiniboro, Benson, Kiniboro Benson, Alexander, Neal DE, Siba, P., Tisch, Daniel J, Henry Dagoro, Kazura, J., Kiniboro, B., Michael P. Alpers, Tisch Daniel J., Michael P Alpers, Neal D. E. Alexander, Alpers Michael P., James W. Kazura, Alpers, Michael P, Dagoro, Henry, Peter M. Siba, Moses J. Bockarie, Alexander, N., Alexander, Neal D.E., Alpers, Michael P., Neal D E Alexander, Siba, Peter M, Siba Peter M., Dagoro Henry, Bockarie, M., Kazura James W., Tisch, D., Siba, Peter M., Kazura, James W., Moses J Bockarie, Peter M Siba, Bockarie Moses J., Benson Kiniboro   +43 more
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Monitoring the impact of influenza by age: emergency department fever and respiratory complaint surveillance in New York City. [PDF]

PLoS Medicine, 2007
The importance of understanding age when estimating the impact of influenza on hospitalizations and deaths has been well described, yet existing surveillance systems have not made adequate use of age-specific data.
Donald R Olson, Richard T Heffernan, Marc Paladini, Kevin Konty, Don Weiss, Farzad Mostashari   +5 more
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From planning to practice: building the national network for the surveillance of severe maternal morbidity

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Improving maternal health is one of the Millennium Development Goals for 2015. Recently some progress has been achieved in reducing mortality.
Bahamondes Maria V, Camargo Rodrigo S, Pacagnella Rodolfo C, Surita Fernanda G, Pinto e Silva João L, Sousa Maria H, Costa Maria L, Souza João P, Parpinelli Mary A, Cecatti José G, Haddad Samira M, Zotareli Vilma, Gurgel Lúcio T, Say Lale, Pattinson Robert C   +14 more
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Novel Use of Flu Surveillance Data: Evaluating Potential of Sentinel Populations for Early Detection of Influenza Outbreaks. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Influenza causes significant morbidity and mortality each year, with 2-8% of weekly outpatient visits around the United States for influenza-like-illness (ILI) during the peak of the season.
Ashlynn R Daughton, Nileena Velappan, Esteban Abeyta, Reid Priedhorsky, Alina Deshpande   +4 more
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A New Influenza-Tracking Smartphone App (Flu-Report) Based on a Self-Administered Questionnaire: Cross-Sectional Study

JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2018
BackgroundInfluenza infections can spread rapidly, and influenza outbreaks are a major public health concern worldwide. Early detection of signs of an influenza pandemic is important to prevent global outbreaks.
Fujibayashi, Kazutoshi, Takahashi, Hiromizu, Tanei, Mika, Uehara, Yuki, Yokokawa, Hirohide, Naito, Toshio   +5 more
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Organization of the epidemiological surveillance on nonpolioenterovirus infection among children in Azerbaijan in modern stage

Детские инфекции (Москва), 2020
The aim of investigation is to analyses of some prerequisites for improving of organization of the epidemiological surveillance on nonpolioenterovirus infection among children in Azerbaijan in modern stage.For this purpose the statistic datas about ...
L. I. Rustamova
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Ebola virus disease surveillance and response preparedness in northern Ghana [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak has been described as unprecedented in terms of morbidity, mortality, and geographical extension. It also revealed many weaknesses and inadequacies for disease surveillance and response systems in
Martin N. Adokiya, John K. Awoonor-Williams, Adokiya, Martin N., Awoonor-Williams, John K.   +3 more
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