Evaluation of a syndromic surveillance system using the WSARE algorithm for early detection of an unusual, localized summer outbreak of influenza B: Implications for bioterrorism surveillance

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-7

  Kaufman, Zalman ^a   Wong, Wong Keen ^d   Peled Leviatan, Tamar ^a   Cohen, Erica ^a   Lavy, Chana ^a   Aharonowitz, Gali ^a   Dichtiar, Rita ^a   Bromberg, Michal ^a   Havkin, Ofra ^a   Kokia, Ehud ^b,c   Green, Manfred S ^a,c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection algorithm; Evaluation; Outbreak; Syndromic surveillance; WSARE

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DATA MINING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; BIOTERRORISM; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 33846413568     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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