Severe acute respiratory infections surveillance in Romania - is it any gain to public health?

Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 2012 Oct-Dec;116(4):1185-91.

Abstract

This article aims to present the operation and usefulness of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) surveillance in Romania. Material and methods : The information obtained from surveillance data analysis using Epilnfo program revealed a greater severity of influenza in the second post-pandemic season (2011/2012) compared to the previous one (2010/2011). Detected risk factors were evidence-based arguments for recommending preventive measures in certain population groups.

Conclusions: This surveillance system has proven useful, being able to provide information on the severity of influenza and other etiologies involved in severe acute respiratory infections.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human / prevention & control
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • Population Surveillance* / methods
  • Public Health*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / prevention & control*
  • Risk Factors
  • Romania / epidemiology
  • Severity of Illness Index