Early warning of potential epidemics: A pilot application of an early warning tool to data from the pulmonary clinic of the university hospital of Thessaly, Greece

• Main Authors: Eleftherios Meletis (Author), Irene Poulakida (Author), Garyfallia Perlepe (Author), Asimina Katsea (Author), Konstantinos Pateras (Author), Stylianos Boutlas (Author), Georgia Papadamou (Author), Konstantinos Gourgoulianis (Author), Polychronis Kostoulas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background & methods: This paper describes a pilot application of the Epidemic Volatility Index (EVI) to data from the pulmonary clinic of the University Hospital of Thessaly, Greece, for monitoring respiratory infections, COVID-19, and flu cases. EVI, a simple and easily implemented early warni...