The second annual Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Conference, which took place in
February 2007 in Arlington, Virginia, focused on recent progress in basic and clinical …

Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its millions of
users to send and read each other's “tweets,” or short, 140-character messages. The service …

The science of surveillance is rapidly evolving due to changes in public health information
and preparedness as national security issues, new information technologies and health …

Abstract Background From January 30-February 6, 2011, New South Wales was affected by
an exceptional heat wave, which broke numerous records. Near real-time Emergency …

Background Smartphone-based sensors may enable real-time surveillance of infectious
diseases at population and household levels. This study evaluates the use of data from …

Objective: In recent years, influenza surveillance data has expanded to include alternative
sources such as emergency department data, absenteeism reports, pharmaceutical sales …

Abstract The 2009 Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference focused on
“Public Health in the ED: Surveillance, Screening and Intervention.” One conference …

Background: Use of syndromic surveillance as a tool to detect outbreaks and potential
biologic or chemical terrorist attacks is increasing. Evaluating health departments' use of …

Background Although syndromic surveillance systems are gaining acceptance as useful
tools in public health, doubts remain about whether the anticipated early warning benefits …

Background The identification of patients who pose an epidemic hazard when they are
admitted to a health facility plays a role in preventing the risk of hospital acquired infection …