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Real-time Laboratory-Based Influenza Surveillance with Xpert Flu
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Previous studies have demonstrated the benefit of laboratory surveillance and its capability to accurately detect influenza outbreaks earlier than syndromic surveillance. Current laboratory surveillance has an approximate 2-week lag due to… read more -
Utility and Acceptability of Influenza Surveillance amongst Emergency Providers
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Each year, influenza affects approximately 5-20% of the United States population causing over 200,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 – 49,000 death. As a key point of entry to the health care system, EDs are responsible for the initial management and… read more -
Google Flu Trends: Spatial Correlation with Influenza Emergency Department Visits
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GFT is a surveillance tool that gathers data on local internet searches to estimate the emergence of influenza-like illness in a given geographic location in real time.3 Previously, GFT has been proven to strongly correlate with influenza incidence… read more