The US Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network.
In 2003, surveillance for influenza in hospitalized persons was added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emerging Infections Program network. This surveillance enabled monitoring of the severity of influenza seasons and provided a platform for addressing priority questions associated with influenza. For enhanced surveillance capacity during the 2009 influenza pandemic, new sites were added to this platform. The combined surveillance platform is called the Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET). FluSurv-NET has helped to determine the risk for influenza-associated illness in various segments of the US population, define the severity of influenza seasons and the 2009 pandemic, and guide recommendations for treatment and vaccination programs.
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Chaves
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D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010343:Patient Admission; D062486:Public Health Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
EIP; Emerging Infections Program; FluSurv-NET; Influenza; US Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network; influenza hospitalizations; population-based surveillance; viruses