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. 2003 Nov-Dec;10(6):547-54.
doi: 10.1197/jamia.M1352. Epub 2003 Aug 4.

Automated syndromic surveillance for the 2002 Winter Olympics

Per H Gesteland  1 , Reed M Gardner, Fu-Chiang Tsui, Jeremy U Espino, Robert T Rolfs, Brent C James, Wendy W Chapman, Andrew W Moore, Michael M Wagner
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Automated syndromic surveillance for the 2002 Winter Olympics

Per H Gesteland et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2003 Nov-Dec.

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2023 Dec 22;31(1):281. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocad155. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2023. PMID: 37757460 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

The 2002 Olympic Winter Games were held in Utah from February 8 to March 16, 2002. Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and the anthrax release in October 2001, the need for bioterrorism surveillance during the Games was paramount. A team of informaticists and public health specialists from Utah and Pittsburgh implemented the Real-time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance (RODS) system in Utah for the Games in just seven weeks. The strategies and challenges of implementing such a system in such a short time are discussed. The motivation and cooperation inspired by the 2002 Olympic Winter Games were a powerful driver in overcoming the organizational issues. Over 114,000 acute care encounters were monitored between February 8 and March 31, 2002. No outbreaks of public health significance were detected. The system was implemented successfully and operational for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and remains operational today.

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