| Geographic representativeness for sentinel influenza surveillance: implications for routine surveillance and pandemic preparedness. | |
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PMID: 16956163 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To review the guidelines for geographic representativeness applied to sentinel influenza surveillance as proposed in the Framework for an Australian Influenza Pandemic Plan (1999). METHODS: The number of sentinel practices, participating general practitioners and their consultation rates per 100,000 population, by region, were described for the Victorian sentinel surveillance system for 2003 and 2004. Influenza-like illness rates per 1,000 consultations were calculated for all participating practices and for a subset of regular participators. Indicators of seasonal influenza activity, set according to predefined thresholds, were compared in the two groups. RESULTS: During these two influenza seasons, a subset of approximately one-quarter (27%) of participating practices provided almost half (45%) of the patient swabs and detected the same level of influenza activity over two influenza seasons as all participating practices. However, this subset of GPs recorded only 0.3% of all GP consultations in Victoria in 2004. CONCLUSIONS: There should be an updated, evidence-based strategy for interpandemic influenza based on the number of general practice consultations. Requirements for surveillance during various pandemic phases also need to be reviewed. |
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Authors:
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Hazel Clothier; Joy Turner; Alan Hampson; Heath Kelly |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Australian and New Zealand journal of public health Volume: 30 ISSN: 1326-0200 ISO Abbreviation: Aust N Z J Public Health Publication Date: 2006 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-09-07 Completed Date: 2006-10-12 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9611095 Medline TA: Aust N Z J Public Health Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 337-41 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, 10 Wreckyn Street, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051. |
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Disaster Planning* Geography* Guidelines as Topic Humans Influenza, Human / epidemiology* Sentinel Surveillance* Victoria / epidemiology |
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