Online Flutracking Survey of Influenza-like Illness during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Australia

We compared the accuracy of online data obtained from the Flutracking surveillance system during pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Australia with data from other influenza surveillance systems. Flutracking accurately identified peak influenza activity timing and community influenza-like illness activity and w...

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Autores principales: Carlson, Sandra J., Dalton, Craig B., Durrheim, David N., Fejsa, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294562/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21122231
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1612.100935
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Sumario:We compared the accuracy of online data obtained from the Flutracking surveillance system during pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Australia with data from other influenza surveillance systems. Flutracking accurately identified peak influenza activity timing and community influenza-like illness activity and was significantly less biased by treatment-seeking behavior and laboratory testing protocols than other systems.

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