Comparing Telehealth and NACRS Influenza Activity to Fluwatch Surveillance Using EARS-X

This paper will use CDCís EARS-X to examine Tele-healthís potential as an early warning system specifically for influenza-like illness compared to NACRS, as well as qualitatively comparing the resultant EARS flags to peaks in influenza activity identified by the Public Health Agency of Canadaís (PHAC) Federal Influenza surveillance system (Fluwatch).