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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance to Monitor Tick-Borne Diseases: A 6-Year Small-Area Analysis in Northeastern Italy.

Massimiliano Colucci, Marco Fonzo, Liana Miccolis, Irene Amoruso, Sara Mondino, Andrea Trevisan, Romina Cazzaro, Tatjana Baldovin, Chiara Bertoncello

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Massimiliano ColucciHospital Direction, Local Health Authority 8 (Azienda ULSS Berica), Veneto Region, 36100 Vicenza, Italy.
Marco FonzoHygiene and Public Health Unit, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9561-0711
Liana MiccolisHygiene and Public Health Unit, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.
Irene AmorusoHygiene and Public Health Unit, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4954-5848
Sara MondinoHospital Direction, Local Health Authority 8 (Azienda ULSS Berica), Veneto Region, 36100 Vicenza, Italy.
Andrea TrevisanHygiene and Public Health Unit, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0764-1084
Romina CazzaroHospital Direction, Local Health Authority 8 (Azienda ULSS Berica), Veneto Region, 36100 Vicenza, Italy.
Tatjana BaldovinHygiene and Public Health Unit, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7375-9187
Chiara BertoncelloHygiene and Public Health Unit, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4040-8601
University of Padua · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tick-borne diseases (TBD) are endemic in Europe. However, surveillance is currently incomplete. Alternative strategies need to be considered. The aim of this study was to test an Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance (EDSyS) system as a complementary data source to describe the impact of tick bites and TBD using a small-area analysis approach and to monitor the risk of TBD to target prevention. ED databases in the Local Health Authority 8 District (Veneto, Italy) were queried for tick-bite and TBD-related visits between January 2017 and December 2022. Hospitalisations were also collected. Events involving the resident population were used to calculate incidence rates. A total of 4187 ED visits for tick-bite and 143 for TBD were recorded; in addition, 62 TBD-related hospitalisations (of which 72.6% in over 50 s and 22.6% in over 65 s). ED visits peaked in spring and in autumn, followed by a 4-week lag in the increase in hospital admissions. The small-area analysis identified two areas at higher risk of bites and TBD. The use of a EDSyS system allowed two natural foci to be identified. This approach proved useful in predicting temporal and geographic risk of TBD and in identifying local endemic areas, thus enabling an effective multidisciplinary prevention strategy.

Indexed as

Encephalitis, Tick-BorneLyme DiseaseTick BitesTick-Borne DiseasesEmergency Service, HospitalHumansItalySentinel SurveillanceSmall-Area Analysisemergency departmentepidemic intelligenceincidenceItalyLyme diseasesmall-area analysissyndromic surveillancetick-bitestick-borne diseasestick-borne encephalitis

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PMID37835091
PMCPMC10572455
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