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Evaluating the performance of two alternative geographic surveillance schemes
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Influenza-like illness (ILI) data is collected by an Influenza Sentinel Provider Surveillance Network at the state (Iowa, USA) level. Historically, the Iowa Department of Public Health has maintained 19 different influenza sentinel… read more… Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA E-mail: gcfairch@gmail.com Objective This paper describes an experiment to … ‘noticed’ by a surveillance site (and thus having their visit reported back to the IDPH). The Huff model operates by … -
Comparing Methods for Sentinel Surveillance Site Placement
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Influenza-like illness (ILI) data is collected via an Influenza Sentinel Provider Surveillance Network at the state level. Because participation is voluntary, locations of the sentinel providers may not reflect optimal geographic placement. This… read more… Science� Business Media; 2006. *Geoffrey Fairchild E-mail: geoffrey-fairchild@uiowa.edu (page number not for …