Establishing an ICD-10 code based SARI-surveillance in Germany – description of the system and first results from five recent influenza seasons

Establishing an ICD-10 code based SARI-surveillance in Germany – description of the system and first results from five recent influenza seasons

Abstract Background Syndromic surveillance of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) is important to assess seriousness of disease as recommended by WHO for influenza. In 2015 the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) started to collaborate with a private hospital network to develop a SARI surveillance sy...

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Main Authors: S. Buda, K. Tolksdorf, E. Schuler, R. Kuhlen, W. Haas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Influenza
Hospital surveillance
Severe acute respiratory infections
ICD-10-codes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4515-1

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