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Influenza
Research from T.S. Ghosh et al has provided new information about influenza
March 25th, 2008
"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 community," scientists in the United States report. "Unfortunately, local health departments often have limited resources to implement this type of surveillance. We developed and evaluated an active, local influenza surveillance system in 3 metropolitan Denver, Colo, counties that enabled timely case ascertainment and strain identification at little cost," wrote T.S. Ghosh and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "When compared with Colorado's surveillance...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-25)
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