Lessons from the epidemiological surveillance program, during the influenza A (H1N1) virus epidemic, in a reference university hospital of Southeastern Brazil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Maria Luiza Moretti, Verônica Sinkoc, Luis Gustavo de Oliveira Cardoso, Gema Jesus de Camargo, Luis Felipe Bachur, Christian Cruz Hofling, Rodrigo Angerami, Plínio Trabasso, Márcia Teixeira Garcia, Mariângela Ribeiro Resende
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011
• Subjects: Influenza sazonal; Influenza A H1N1; Vigilância epidemiológica; Síndrome gripal; Síndrome respiratória aguda; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Aguda
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/s0037-86822011005000048; https://doaj.org/article/0dec63fe20824b4b9eeee7b2fddcfe3f

INTRODUCTION: The case definition of influenza-like illness (ILI) is a powerful epidemiological tool during influenza epidemics. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the impact of two definitions used as epidemiological tools, in adults and children, during the influenza A H...