Real-time surveillance for respiratory disease outbreaks, Ontario, Canada.
To validate the utility of a chief complaint-based emergency department surveillance system, we compared it with respiratory diagnostic data and calls to Telehealth Ontario about respiratory disease. This local syndromic surveillance system accurately monitored status of respiratory diseases in the community and contributed to early detection of respiratory disease outbreaks.
van-Dijk
Adam
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Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. avandijk@kfl apublichealth.ca
Aramini
Jeff
J
Edge
Graham
G
Moore
Kieran M
KM
D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013577:Syndrome