Potential for early warning of viral influenza activity in the community by monitoring clinical diagnoses of influenza in hospital emergency departments

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although syndromic surveillance systems are gaining acceptance as useful tools in public health, doubts remain about whether the anticipated early warning benefits exist. Many assessments of this question do not adequately account fo...

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Main Authors: Muscatello David J, Aitken Robert, Zheng Wei, Churches Tim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/250