OBJECTIVE Standardized surveillance syndromes do not exist but would facilitate sharing data among surveillance systems and comparing the accuracy of existing systems. The objective of this study was to create reference syndrome definitions from a consensus of investigators who currently have or are building syndromic surveillance systems. DESIGN Clinical condition-syndrome pairs were catalog...

BACKGROUND Since 2012, the International Workshop on Participatory Surveillance (IWOPS) has served as an informal network to share best practices, consult on analytic methods, and catalyze innovation to advance the burgeoning method of direct engagement of populations in voluntary monitoring of disease. OBJECTIVE This landscape provides an overview of participatory disease surveillance system...

Smart video surveillance is well suited for a broad range of applications. Moving object classification in the field of video surveillance is a key component of smart surveillance software. In this paper, we have proposed reliable software with its large features for people and object classification which works well in challenging real-world constraints, including the presence of shadows, low r...

The Specialist Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Subgroup has reviewed national surveillance systems for antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The review has included literature searches and web searches to identify published and unpublished data relevant to surveillance systems, semi-structured interviews with 25 key informants (including representatives of the Health Prote...

More than a decade into the 21(st) century, the ability to effectively monitor community health status, as well as forecast, detect, and respond to disease outbreaks and other events of public health significance, remains a major challenge. As an issue that affects population health, economic stability, and global security, the public health surveillance enterprise warrants the attention of dec...