Analysis of Daily Enhanced Syndromic Surveillance in Hillsborough County, FL, 2015

Clark, Charles R.; Wiese, Michael

During the study period from July 23 through September 30, 2015, visits identified were recorded along with the time and method of detection. Each day this surveillance began with the review of the visits of interest email, facility and syndrome volumes, the VOI query, emerging infectious disease queries (MERS-CoV, Ebola virus disease, chikungunya, etc.), time of arrival alerts, and the review of Florida Poison Information Center data. A daily summary report of the enhanced surveillance was manually created and provided by email to public health officials. After completion of the daily analysis, facilities were contacted about any visits identified as requiring additional investigation, such as a reportable disease or cluster of public health concern. The time of the information request, receipt of the requested information, and completion of the investigation was recorded.