Population Surveillance
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Update: influenza activity - United States, August 30-October 31, 2009.

11 Nov 2009 The 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged in the United States in April 2009 and has since spread worldwide. Influenza activity resulting from this virus occurred throughout the summer and, by late August, activity had begun to increase in ... Read more...

Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry Surveillance - four states, 2005-2007.

4 Nov 2009 PROBLEM/CONDITION: Each year, approximately 795,000 persons in the United States experience a new or recurrent stroke. Data from the prototype phase (2001-2004) of the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry (PCNASR) suggested that numerous ... Read more...

Factors associated with death or hospitalization due to pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) infection in California.

2 Nov 2009 CONTEXT: Pandemic influenza A(H1N1) emerged rapidly in California in April 2009. Preliminary comparisons with seasonal influenza suggest that pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) disproportionately affects younger ages and causes generally mild disease. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Population Surveillance'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Update: influenza activity - United States, August 30-October 31, 2009. 11 Nov 2009
• Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry Surveillance - four states, 2005-2007. 4 Nov 2009
• Factors associated with death or hospitalization due to pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) infection in California. 2 Nov 2009
• Integrating NTD mapping protocols: Can surveys for trachoma and urinary schistosomiasis be done simultaneously? 30 Oct 2009
• Seasonal pattern of pneumonia mortality among under-five children in Nairobi's informal settlements. 30 Oct 2009
• Quality of life after bariatric surgery: a population-based cohort study. 30 Oct 2009
• Risk factors for heart failure: a population-based case-control study. 30 Oct 2009
• Second primary cancers in survivors of childhood cancer. 29 Oct 2009
• Meeting of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication, June 2009. 28 Oct 2009
• Sex-specific trends in midlife coronary heart disease risk and prevalence. 24 Oct 2009
• Progress towards eradicating poliomyelitis in Nigeria, January 2008- July 2009. 21 Oct 2009
• Progress toward poliomyelitis eradication--Nigeria, January 2008-July 2009. 21 Oct 2009
• Reduction in rotavirus after vaccine introduction--United States, 2000-2009. 21 Oct 2009
• Introduction and transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) Virus--Kenya, June-July 2009. 21 Oct 2009
• Prevalence of Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy among males aged 5-24 years - four states, 2007. 14 Oct 2009
• Prevalence, functional impact, and mortality of atrial fibrillation in an older Italian population (from the Pro.V.A. study). 13 Oct 2009
• Optimizing influenza sentinel surveillance at the state level. 10 Oct 2009
• Atrial arrhythmias in adults with congenital heart disease. 10 Oct 2009
• Population-based surveillance of infectious endocarditis in an Italian region. 10 Oct 2009
• A new global monitoring system for food insecurity? 8 Oct 2009

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Technical information about 'Population Surveillance'

Definition: Ongoing scrutiny of a population (general population, study population, target population, etc.), generally using methods distinguished by their practicability, uniformity, and frequently their rapidity, rather than by complete accuracy.

Descriptor UI: D011159

Alternative terms: Population Surveillance; Surveillance, Population; Public Health Surveillance; Surveillance, Public Health;

Allowable Qualifiers: methods;

Tree Number: E05.318.308.250.700; N05.715.360.300.375.625; N06.850.520.308.250.700; N06.850.780.675;

History Note: 67(65)

Technical Notes: IM human, NIM animal; specify geog