Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Department Visits for the 2015 Special Olympics

Authors

  • Emily Kajita
  • Monica Z. Luarca
  • Choiyuk Chiang
  • Han Wu
  • Bessie Hwang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6545

Abstract

In the largest gathering of nations in Los Angeles' history, the 2015 Special Olympics (SO) welcomed approximately 6,500 athletes from 165 countries, as well as 30,000 volunteers and 500,000 spectators from July 25 to August 2, 2015. We describe how Los Angeles County's (LAC's) syndromic surveillance system was used to detect potential emerging health events congruent with SO games and pre-game events.

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Published

2016-03-24

How to Cite

Kajita, E., Luarca, M. Z., Chiang, C., Wu, H., & Hwang, B. (2016). Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Department Visits for the 2015 Special Olympics. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6545

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Poster Presentations

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