Relationship between Emergency Room (ER) Syndromic Surveillance Data and Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) Surveillance in Houston, Texas

Disease surveillance provides essential information for control and response planning1. Emergency Room (ER) syndromic surveillance data can help to identify changes in disease incidence and affected group thereby providing valuable additional time for public health interventions1. The current study explored the relationship between ER syndromic surveillance data and influenza notification to the Houston Department of Health and Human services (HDHHS).