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Influenza surveillance using data from a telemedicine centre

verfasst von: Eva Blozik, Chantal Grandchamp, Jan von Overbeck

Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health | Ausgabe 2/2012

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Abstract

Objectives

This study aimed at investigating whether data from medical teleconsultations may contribute to influenza surveillance.

Methods

International Classification of Primary Care 2nd Edition (ICPC-2) codes were used to analyse the proportion of teleconsultations due to influenza-related symptoms. Results were compared with the weekly Swiss Sentinel reports.

Results

When using the ICPC-2 code for fever we could reproduce the seasonal influenza peaks of the winter seasons 07/08, 08/09 and 09/10 as depicted by the Sentinel data. For the pandemic influenza 09/10, we detected a much higher first peak in summer 2009 which correlated with a potential underreporting in the Sentinel system.

Conclusions

ICPC-2 data from medical teleconsultations allows influenza surveillance in real time and correlates very well with the Swiss Sentinel system.

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Titel: Influenza surveillance using data from a telemedicine centre
verfasst von: Eva Blozik
Chantal Grandchamp
Jan von Overbeck
Publikationsdatum: 01.04.2012
Verlag: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health / Ausgabe 2/2012
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Elektronische ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-011-0240-1

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