Review of an influenza surveillance system, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
In 2007, a surveillance system for influenza-like illness (ILI) and virologic data was established in Beijing, China. The system tracked ILI and laboratory-confirmed influenza in 153 general hospitals from September 1, 2007, through April 30, 2008. To analyze the ILI surveillance data (weekly ILI rates and counts) and the effectiveness of the system, we used the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Early Aberration Reporting System. The data indicated that the highest rate of influenza isolation and the highest ILI count occurred in the first week of 2008. The system enabled us to detect the onset and peak of an epidemic.
Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Peng
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Yang
Wei
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Duan
Min
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Lv
Weixian
W
Shi
Xiaoming
X
Peng
Xiaomei
X
Wang
Yanning
Y
Lu
Huijie
H
Liang
Holly
H
Seale
Xinghuo
X
Pang
Quanyi
Q
Wang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult