Introduction: The goal of public health infectious disease surveillance systems is to provide
accurate laboratory results in near-real time. When it comes to influenza surveillance, most …

Laboratory-supported, community-based local surveillance systems for influenza can act as
early warning systems in identifying the initial entry points of different influenza strains into …

The 2008 influenza season was moderate overall, with fewer laboratory-confirmed cases
and influenza-like illness (ILI) presentations than in 2007, which was the most severe …

Objective: To better understand the severity of 2009 H1N1 influenza disease, enhanced
surveillance of patients hospitalized with influenza was conducted during the 2009-2010 …

BACKGROUND: The 2009 novel H1N1 influenza epidemic generated interest in regional
and national influenza surveillance methods. Some systems revamped traditional syndromic …

Objectives. Disease surveillance combines data collection and analysis with dissemination
of findings to decision makers. The timeliness of these activities affects the ability to …

Objectives: A process evaluation was conducted to evaluate a newly established active
influenza surveillance program that utilized 6 sentinel hospitals to collect epidemiologic …

BACKGROUND: Influenza surveillance is valuable for monitoring trends in influenza-related
morbidity and mortality. Using the 2005–2006 influenza season as an example, this paper …

Abstract Introduction In Southeast Michigan, active surveillance studies monitor influenza
activity in hospitals, ambulatory clinics, and community households. Across five respiratory …

Colorado became the first state to make laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated
hospitalizations a case-based reportable condition in 2004. We summarized surveillance for …