2008
Unexplained Deaths in Connecticut, 2002–2003:Failure to Consider Category A Bioterrorism Agents in Differential Diagnoses
Palumbo JP, Meek JI, Fazio DM, Turner SB, Hadler JL, Sofair AN. Unexplained Deaths in Connecticut, 2002–2003:Failure to Consider Category A Bioterrorism Agents in Differential Diagnoses. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2008, 2: 87-94. PMID: 18525371, DOI: 10.1097/dmp.0b013e318161315b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious deathUnexplained deathDifferential diagnosisConnecticut death certificatesInitial casesEmergency department cliniciansBioterrorism agentsCategory A Bioterrorism AgentsClinical presentationClinician educationDeath certificatesDiagnostic testingSurveillance strategiesConnecticut physiciansFirst lineDeathChart informationDiagnosisTularemiaBioterrorism attackBioterrorist attackSmallpoxAnthraxBotulismSerology
2001
Retrospective validation of a surveillance system for unexplained illness and death: New Haven County, Connecticut.
Kluger M, Sofair A, Heye C, Meek J, Sodhi R, Hadler J. Retrospective validation of a surveillance system for unexplained illness and death: New Haven County, Connecticut. American Journal Of Public Health 2001, 91: 1214-9. PMID: 11499106, PMCID: PMC1446748, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.91.8.1214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive prospective surveillanceInfectious causesUnexplained illnessProspective surveillanceRetrospective surveillanceRetrospective validationProspective surveillance systemHospital discharge dataSurveillance systemSuch patientsAnnual incidenceStudy criteriaMedical recordsNew Haven CountyComputerized searchIllnessLess labor-intensive alternativeDeathLabor-intensive alternativePatientsReference populationSurveillanceCauseDischarge dataStudy counties