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A Novel Method for Rapid Mapping of the Spatial Intensity of Influenza Epidemics
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Surveillance of influenza epidemics is a priority for risk assessment and pandemic preparedness. Mapping epidemics can be challenging because influenza infections are incompletely ascertained, ascertainment can vary spatially, and often a… read more -
The Potential of Syndromic Surveillance of Gastrointestinal Illness in the Community for Early Warning of Institutional Gastroenteritis Outbreaks
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In 2004, the NSW Public Health Real-time Emergency Department Surveillance System operating in and around Sydney, Australia signalled a large-scale increase in Emergency Department (ED) visits for gastrointestinal illness (GI). A subsequent… read more -
Under-ascertainment of Illness due to Influenza in Administrative Databases, a Population-based Record Linkage Study
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Under-ascertainment of severe outcomes of influenza infections in administrative databases has long been recognised. After reviewing registered deaths following an influenza epidemic in 1847, William Farr, of the Registrar-General's Office, London,… read more -
Using Laboratory Data to Aid Early Warning in Prospective Influenza Mortality Surveillance
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Several countries prospectively monitor influenza-attributable mortality using a variation of the Serfling seasonal time series model that uses sinusoidal terms for seasonality. Typically, a seasonal model from previous years is used to… read more