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Redefining syndromic surveillance [PDF]

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2019
With growing concerns about international spread of disease and expanding use of early disease detection surveillance methods, the field of syndromic surveillance has received increased attention over the last decade.
Rebecca Katz, Larissa May, Julia Baker, Elisa Test   +3 more
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Describing the indirect impact of COVID-19 on healthcare utilisation using syndromic surveillance systems

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Since the end of January 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been responsible for a global health crisis. In England a number of non-pharmaceutical interventions have been introduced throughout the pandemic, including guidelines on ...
Claire F. Ferraro, Lucy Findlater, Roger Morbey, Helen E. Hughes, Sally Harcourt, Thomas C. Hughes, Alex J. Elliot, Isabel Oliver, Gillian E. Smith   +8 more
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Syndromic surveillance in COVID-19 pandemic control: experience and comparison among countries

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2023
Syndromic surveillance is a critical component of intelligent warning and multi-point event-triggered mechanism for surveillance on public health emergency.
Xiaowen WANG, Xiaoyi QIU, Lizhong DUAN
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Emergency department syndromic surveillance systems: a systematic review

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Syndromic surveillance provides public health intelligence to aid in early warning and monitoring of public health impacts (e.g. seasonal influenza), or reassurance when an impact has not occurred.
Helen E. Hughes, Obaghe Edeghere, Sarah J. O’Brien, Roberto Vivancos, Alex J. Elliot   +4 more
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Correcting for day of the week and public holiday effects: improving a national daily syndromic surveillance service for detecting public health threats

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background As service provision and patient behaviour varies by day, healthcare data used for public health surveillance can exhibit large day of the week effects. These regular effects are further complicated by the impact of public holidays.
Elizabeth Buckingham-Jeffery, Roger Morbey, Thomas House, Alex J. Elliot, Sally Harcourt, Gillian E. Smith   +5 more
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A Unifying Framework and Comparative Evaluation of Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches to Non-Specific Syndromic Surveillance

Computers, 2021
Monitoring the development of infectious diseases is of great importance for the prevention of major outbreaks. Syndromic surveillance aims at developing algorithms which can detect outbreaks as early as possible by monitoring data sources which allow to
Moritz Kulessa, Eneldo Loza Mencía, Johannes Fürnkranz   +2 more
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A methodological framework for the evaluation of syndromic surveillance systems: a case study of England

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Syndromic surveillance complements traditional public health surveillance by collecting and analysing health indicators in near real time. The rationale of syndromic surveillance is that it may detect health threats faster than traditional ...
Felipe J. Colón-González, Iain R. Lake, Roger A. Morbey, Alex J. Elliot, Richard Pebody, Gillian E. Smith   +5 more
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Environmental factors associated with general practitioner consultations for allergic rhinitis in London, England: a retrospective time series analysis

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives To identify key predictors of general practitioner (GP) consultations for allergic rhinitis (AR) using meteorological and environmental data.Design A retrospective, time series analysis of GP consultations for AR.Setting A large GP ...
Roger Morbey, Obaghe Edeghere, Gillian Smith, Alex J Elliot, Andre Charlett, Shakoor Hajat, Dan Todkill, Felipe de Jesus Colon Gonzalez, Sari Kovats, Nicholas J Osborne, Rachel McInnes, Sotiris Vardoulakis, Karen Exley   +12 more
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Value of syndromic surveillance within the Armed Forces for early warning during a dengue fever outbreak in French Guiana in 2006

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2008
Background A dengue fever outbreak occured in French Guiana in 2006. The objectives were to study the value of a syndromic surveillance system set up within the armed forces, compared to the traditional clinical surveillance system during this outbreak ...
Jefferson Henry, Deparis Xavier, Ravachol Françoise, Ardillon Vanessa, Texier Gaetan, Chaudet Hervé, Meynard Jean-Baptiste, Dussart Philippe, Morvan Jacques, Boutin Jean-Paul   +9 more
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A Cross-sectional Survey to Assess Awareness of Syndromic Surveillance by Clinicians Practicing Emergency Medicine: An Opportunity for Education and Collaboration

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023
Introduction: Syndromic surveillance (SyS) is an important public health tool using de-identified healthcare discharge data from emergency department (ED) and urgent care settings to rapidly identify new health threats and provide insight into current ...
Gabriel Ann Haas, Brittany Hudson-Walsh, Adrienne Malik, Kellie Wark   +3 more
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