Real-time surveillance for respiratory disease outbreaks, Ontario, Canada

Adam van-Dijk; Jeff Aramini; Graham Edge; Kieran M Moore

doi:10.3201/eid1505.081174

Real-time surveillance for respiratory disease outbreaks, Ontario, Canada

Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 May;15(5):799-801. doi: 10.3201/eid1505.081174.

Authors

Adam van-Dijk¹, Jeff Aramini, Graham Edge, Kieran M Moore

Affiliation

¹ Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. avandijk@kfl apublichealth.ca

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Evaluation Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
Disease Outbreaks*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Influenza, Human / diagnosis
Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
Ontario / epidemiology
Population Surveillance / methods*
Prevalence
Respiration Disorders / diagnosis
Respiration Disorders / epidemiology*
Syndrome