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1. Improving accuracy of influenza-associated hospitalization rate estimates

Author

Millman, Alexander J., Reed, Carrie, Kirley, Pam Daily, Aragon, Deborah, Meek, James, Farley, Monica M., Ryan, Patricia, Collins, Jim, Lynfield, Ruth, Baumbach, Joan, Zansky, Shelley, Bennett, Nancy M., Fowler, Brian, Thomas, Ann, Lindegren, Mary L., Atkinson, Annette, Finelli, Lyn, and Chaves, Sandra S.

Subjects
Hospitals -- Admission and discharge, Influenza -- Care and treatment -- Research -- Demographic aspects, Health
Abstract

In the United States, surveillance for influenza-associated hospitalizations relies on laboratory-confirmed diagnostic testing (1-3). Influenza testing modalities have expanded from traditional viral culture to include rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) [...]

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2015
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2. Effect of culture-independent diagnostic tests on future emerging infections program surveillance

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Langley, Gayle, Besser, John, Iwamoto, Martha, Lessa, Fernanda C., Cronquist, Alicia, Skoff, Tami H., Chaves, Sandra, Boxrud, Dave, Pinner, Robert W., and Harrison, Lee H.

Subjects
United States. Food and Drug Administration, United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Drug resistance -- Usage, Infection -- Usage, Health
Abstract

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emerging Infections Program (EIP) network conducts population- and laboratory-based surveillance for foodborne, health care-associated, respiratory, and invasive bacterial pathogens of public health [...]

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2015
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3. The US influenza hospitalization surveillance network

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Chaves, Sandra S., Lynfield, Ruth, Lindegren, Mary Lou, Bresee, Joseph, and Finelli, Lyn

Subjects
United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Officials and employees, Epidemics -- Health aspects, Vaccination -- Health aspects, Influenza -- Health aspects, Health
Abstract

Every year, influenza virus circulates worldwide, causing substantial illness and death and leading to considerable economic losses (1). From time to time, new strains of influenza A viruses emerge and [...]

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2015
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4. Norovirus and foodborne disease, United States, 1991-2000

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Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Sulka, Alana, Bulens, Sandra N., Beard, R. Suzanne, Chaves, Sandra S., Hammond, Roberta, Salehi, Ellen D.P., Swanson, Ellen, Totaro, Jessica, Woron, Ray, Mead, Paul S., Bresee, Joseph S., Monroe, Stephan S., and Glass, Roger I.

Subjects
Foodborne diseases -- Health aspects, Foodborne diseases -- Casualties, Foodborne diseases -- Statistics, Foodborne diseases -- Research
Abstract

Efforts to prevent foodborne illness target bacterial pathogens, yet noroviruses (NOV) are suspected to be the most common cause of gastroenteritis. New molecular assays allow for better estimation of the [...]

Published
2005

5. Automated, laboratory-based system using the Internet for disease outbreak detection, the Netherlands

Author

Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Bosman, Arnold, van Straten, Edward, Tinga, Mark, Chaves, Sandra, van Eerden, Liesbeth, and van Pelt, Wilfred

Subjects
Technology application, Symptomatology -- Identification and classification, Epidemics -- Identification and classification, Epidemics -- Netherlands
Abstract

Rapid detection of outbreaks is recognized as crucial for effective control measures and has particular relevance with the recently increased concern about bioterrorism. Automated analysis of electronically collected laboratory data [...]

Published
2003

6. Epidemiology of urban canine Rabies, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 1972-1997. (Research)

Author

Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Morales, Gustavo J., Chaves, Sandra, and McGrane, James

Subjects
Rabies in animals -- Research, Dogs -- Health aspects
Abstract

We analyzed laboratory data from 1972 to 1997 from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to determine risk factors for laboratory canine samples' testing positive for Rabies virus (RABV). Of 9,803 samples, 50.7% [...]

Published
2002

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