Syndromic Surveillance Based on Emergency Visits: A Reactive Tool for Unusual Events Detection

Authors

  • Pascal Vilain Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance of Indian Ocean
  • Arnaud Bourde University hospital, Saint-Pierre
  • Pierre-Jean Marianne dit Cassou University hospital, Saint-Pierre
  • Yves Jacques-Antoine Hopital center, Saint-Benoit
  • Philippe Morbidelli Hopital center, Saint-Paul
  • Laurent Filleul Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance of Indian Ocean

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4510

Abstract

During the past years, syndromic surveillance based on emergency visits allowed to monitor seasonal epidemics in Reunion Island and to measure their health impact. Nevertheless, its ability to detect minor unusual events still had to be demonstrated. Between 2011 and 2012, several small scale unusual health events were detected (autochthonous cases of measles, family foodborne illness etc.), leading to health alerts and requiring immediate control measures.

Author Biography

Pascal Vilain, Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance of Indian Ocean

Vilain Pascal -- Epidemiologist Since 2011, has been working at the Regional Office of French Institute for Public Health Surveillance in Indian Ocean on syndromic surveillance on Reunion Island and Mayotte Island (based on the discharge / admission of hospital emergency department, emergency calls, mortality data, and National Health Insurance data)

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Published

2013-03-23

How to Cite

Vilain, P., Bourde, A., Marianne dit Cassou, P.-J., Jacques-Antoine, Y., Morbidelli, P., & Filleul, L. (2013). Syndromic Surveillance Based on Emergency Visits: A Reactive Tool for Unusual Events Detection. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4510

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Poster Presentations