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From: Should cities hosting mass gatherings invest in public health surveillance and planning? Reflections from a decade of mass gatherings in Sydney, Australia

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Emergency Department enhanced 'real-time' surveillance during World Youth Day 2008 # Sydney, using keyword searches on triage text by allocated syndrome and date of presentation*. #WYD surveillance period was conducted over an extended period from 7th July 2008 till 24th July 2008. * Search terms covered the locations of the mass gatherings and relevant words such as "WYD", "WORLD", "PILG", "DIOCESE", "CROWD", "PAPAL", "POPE", and "CATHOLIC".

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