Syndromic Surveillance Tracks COVID-19 Cases in University and County Settings: Retrospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Syndromic surveillance represents a potentially inexpensive supplement to test-based COVID-19 surveillance. By strengthening surveillance of COVID-19-like illness (CLI), targeted and rapid interventions can be facilitated that prevent COVID-19 outbreaks without primary reliance on testing.

Objective

This study aims to assess the temporal relationship between confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections and self-reported and health care provider-reported CLI in university and county settings, respectively.

Methods

We collected aggregated COVID-19 testing and symptom reporting surveillance data from Cornell University (2020-2021) and Tompkins County Health Department (2020-2022). We used negative binomial and linear regression models to correlate confirmed COVID-19 case c

SUBMITTER: Wass LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11220726 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature