Table 2.

Daily Frequency of Syndrome Codes in 1 Family Medicine Practice for 1 Calendar Year (n = 239 days)*

Syndrome	Mean (SD)	Range
Botulism-like	0.0 (0.0)	0
Hemorrhagic illness	0.01 (0.09)	0–1
Lymphadenitis	0.63 (0.97)	0–5
Localized cutaneous lesion	0.03 (0.17)	0–1
Gastrointestinal	4.05 (2.97)	0–14
Respiratory	26.73 (15.91)	2–92
Neurological	0.03 (0.23)	0–3
Rash	0.38 (0.74)	0–4
Fever	1.75 (1.89)	0–10
Severe illness or death	0.0 (0.0)	0
Number of codes recorded per day	252.55 (59.36)	56–394

* Weekend days and holidays omitted.