作者: Melissa A. Marx , Carla V. Rodriguez , Jane Greenko , Debjani Das , Richard Heffernan
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摘要: Objectives. We investigated increases in diarrheal illness detected through syndromic surveillance after a power outage New York City on August 14, 2003.Methods. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene uses emergency department, pharmacy, absentee data to conduct for diarrhea. conducted case–control investigation among patients presenting during 16 18, 2003, departments that participated surveillance. compared risk factors ascertained structured telephone interviews case with symptoms control selected from stratified random sample nondiarrheal patients.Results. Increases diarrhea were all streams. Of 758 the investigation, 301 (40%) received full interview. Among 13 years older, consumption meat (odds ratio [OR]=2.7, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.2, 6.1) seafood (OR=4....