For more information please view the ESSENCE user guide (FL. Technical assistance and development of the ESSENCE system is provided by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. ESSENCE-FL from Syndromic Surveillance to Routine Epidemiologic Analysis The system is valued, trusted and relied upon daily by state and county level epidemiologists across FDOH program areas (epidemiology, immunizations, environmental health- chemical, vectorborne, waterborne and foodborne disease programs) to detect outbreaks and unusual cases, monitor morbidity and mortality and provide situational awareness including after events such as hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, pandemic influenza, Gulf oil spill, etc. The objective of this surveillance system is to provide the epidemiologist with the data sources and analytic tools needed to identify outbreaks or unusual trends more rapidly, leading to a more timely public health response. To request an account go to ĮSSENCE The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) is a biosurveillance system that collects emergency department chief complaint data from participating hospitals and urgent care centers in Florida, call data from the Florida Poison Information Center Network, reportable disease data from the Merlin database, and mortality data from the Florida Office of Vital Statistics. In addition, EpiGateway allows hospitals to electronically report cases of notifiable diseases.Ĭounty Health Department workers, hospital infection control practitioners, RSV sentinel providers, and Vital Statistics staff can access EpiGateway. Access to Merlin is available only to approved Department of Health employees.ĮpiGateway The EpiGateway system includes several different modules, including County Flu Activity reporting, Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality reports, and RSV activity reporting, that assist county health department staff and Bureau of Epidemiology staff with recognizing and responding to outbreaks and thus mitigating risk of morbidity and mortality. Data collected in Merlin can be viewed using Florida's Communicable Disease Frequency Reports. It serves as the state's repository of reportable disease case reports, including automated notification of staff about individual cases of high-priority diseases. Merlin The Merlin system is essential to the control of disease in Florida. Your e-mail communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure. Most written communications to or from state officials regarding state business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Florida has a very broad public records law.
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