Early detection of influenza outbreaks using the DC Department of Health's syndromic surveillance system
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Since 2001, the District of Columbia Department of Health has been using an emergency room syndromic surveillance system to identify possible disease outbreaks. Data are received from a number of local hospital emergency rooms and an...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/483 |