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A Bayesian Approach to Characterize Hong Kong Influenza Surveillance Systems
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Syndromic surveillance has been widely used in influenza surveillance worldwide. However, despite the potential benefits created by the large volume of data, biases due to the changes in healthcare seeking behavior and physicians’ reporting behavior… read more… to the complexity of the surveillance system and may limit its utility as a tool for early detection. Since … to the complexity of the surveillance system and may limit its utility as a tool for early detection. Since … -
Evaluating University syndromic surveillance systems during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic
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Syndromic surveillance has been widely adopted as a real-time monitoring tool in early response to disease outbreaks. In order to provide real-time information on the impact of 2009 H1N1 during the Fall 2009 semester, Georgetown … read more… systems during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic Y Zhang1,2, L May1,2, and MA Stoto1,2 1Georgetown … illness (ILI) cases reported to medical staff: ED visits (GU and GWU Hospital emergency room visits records … Journal 2011, 4:s123. doi: 10.3134/ehtj.10.123 & 2011 Y Zhang et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. …