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Comparative Study
. 2010 Dec;16(12):1960-2.
doi: 10.3201/eid1612.100935.

Online Flutracking survey of influenza-like illness during pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Australia

Sandra J Carlson  1 , Craig B Dalton, David N Durrheim, John Fejsa
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Comparative Study

Online Flutracking survey of influenza-like illness during pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Australia

Sandra J Carlson et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

We compared the accuracy of online data obtained from the Flutracking surveillance system during pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Australia with data from other influenza surveillance systems. Flutracking accurately identified peak influenza activity timing and community influenza-like illness activity and was significantly less biased by treatment-seeking behavior and laboratory testing protocols than other systems.

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Flutracking fever and cough rates, counts of emergency department visits for influenza, and number of laboratory notifications for influenza, New South Wales, Australia, 2007–2009. PHREDSS, Public Health Real Time Emergency Department Surveillance System.
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