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National Health Insurance: a new application for non-specific surveillance in Reunion Island
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In Reunion Island, the non-specific surveillance was mainly developed during A(H1N1) influenza pandemic in 2009. In March 2010, a new surveillance system was implemented from National Health Insurance data. This monitoring was based on the weekly… read more… was based on the weekly consultation number and home visits by general practitioners. Objective To assess the … was based on the weekly consultation number and home visits by general practitioners. Methods The data based on … on week W and covered the consultations and home visits carried out by the general practitioners in the week … -
Integrated approach of non-specific surveillance in Reunion Island
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In Reunion Island, the non-specific surveillance was developed since 2006 and was based on the activity of only one hospital emergency department and on mortality. To respond to the threat of influenza A(H1N1) pandemic emergence, this surveillance… read more… departments of the four hospitals; � number of call phone for ILI to the emergency medical service regulation center; � number of consultations and home visits by general practi- tioners. These indicators and … show various levels of gravity of the influenza pandemic (phone calls, practitioner consultations and emer- gency …