Syndromic surveillance for influenzalike illness

被引：12

作者：

Lemay, Richard ^{[1
]}

Mawudeku, Abla ^{[1
]}

Shi, Yuanli ^{[2
]}

Ruben, Martha ^{[1
]}

Achonu, Camille ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Publ Hlth Agcy Canada, Global Publ Hlth Intelligence Network, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada

[2] Univ Ottawa, Inst Populat Hlth, McLaughlin Ctr Risk Assessment & Risk Management, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada

[3] Toronto Publ Hlth, Communicable Dis Surveillance Unit, Toronto, ON, Canada

来源：

BIOSECURITY AND BIOTERRORISM-BIODEFENSE STRATEGY PRACTICE AND SCIENCE | 2008年 / 6卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1089/bsp.2007.0056

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Emergency department data are currently being used by several syndromic surveillance systems to identify outbreaks of natural or man-made illnesses, and preliminary results suggest that regular outbreaks might be detected earlier with such data than with traditional reporting. This article summarizes a retrospective study of 5 influenza seasons in Ottawa, Canada; time-series analysis was used to look for an association between consultation to the emergency department for influenzalike illness and the isolation of influenza virus in the community. The population studied included both children and adults consulting to 3 local hospitals. In 4 seasons, visits to the emergency department involving children younger than 5 years consulting mainly for fever and for respiratory symptoms peaked 1 to 4 weeks before the isolation of influenza virus in the community. If monitored regularly for the presence of key symptoms, pediatric hospitals might be efficient and cost-effective sentinels of influenza and of other infectious diseases.

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页码：161 / 170

页数：10