Technical Resource Center
Welcome to the NSSP technical resources page for syndromic surveillance practitioners! These resources will help you bring facilities onboard the BioSense Platform, update your Master Facility Tables, get started using the Platform tools, and comply with HL7 case notifications from mapping guides. If you have questions or would like technical assistance, please contact the Service Desk (account required).
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Heat-Related Emergency Department Visits—United States, May–September 2023
ED visits for heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke, increased in several U.S. regions in 2023 compared with previous years. ED visits in those regions remained high for a lengthy period.
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Data from CDC’s NSSP and the New Vaccine Surveillance Network showed an increase in M. pneumoniae in the United States beginning fall 2023, though below prepandemic levels.
SUCCESS STORIES
In Florida, the influx of travelers led to an increase in dengue, a notifiable and potentially deadly virus. Proactive public health practitioners in Florida analyzed electronic health data from emergency departments and urgent care centers for signs and symptoms of dengue.
DATA QUALITY CORNER
The Case of the Disappearing Diagnosis
The number of visits in ESSENCE query results can change over time. Upon investigation of previous and current results, you might notice a visit from the initial run is missing from results in a recent run. How does this happen?
