Influenza

U.S. National Flu Surveillance Network Enters Season with Record Participation

Published in Vaccine Weekly, December 20th, 2000

The National Flu Surveillance Network) (NFSN), the largest influenza disease surveillance network in the United States, enters the 2000/2001 influenza season with 6,151 participating physicians at 1,038 sites across the United States, announced director Robert Hudson, MD.

The current number of participating physicians represents a 312% increase, and the number of active surveillance sites represents a 228% increase compared with this time last year.

"The increased number of physicians and surveillance sites creates greater reporting depth, increasing accuracy and reliability in pinpointing and tracking localized flu outbreaks as they are reported, at...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2000-12-20)

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