Real-time Prescription Surveillance and its Application to Monitoring Seasonal Influenza Activity in Japan

• Main Authors: Sugawara, Tamie (Author), Ohkusa, Yasushi (Author), Ibuka, Yoko (Author), Kawanohara, Hirokazu (Author), Taniguchi, Kiyosu (Author), Okabe, Nobuhiko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundReal-time surveillance is fundamental for effective control of disease outbreaks, but the official sentinel surveillance in Japan collects information related to disease activity only weekly and updates it with a 1-week time lag. ObjectiveTo report on a prescription surveillance system usi...