Open AccessThe Importance of Surveillance in the Control of Influenza
Author(s) -
C. Hannoun
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
canadian journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1180-2332
DOI - 10.1155/1993/315924
Subject(s) - isolation (microbiology) , outbreak , patient isolation , medicine , control (management) , infection control , medical emergency , primary care , environmental health , computer science , virology , intensive care medicine , family medicine , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , artificial intelligence
Surveillance of influenza has important practical uses for controlling the spread and the severity of epidemic episodes. The participation of sentinel practitioners directly involved in primary patient care is essential and can be promoted by active surveillance networks working in real time with a strong coordinating structure. The Groupes régionaux d'observation de la Grippe (grog) system, elaborated in France since 1984 on these principles, has allowed a short and middle term prevision of outbreaks and the isolation of a large number of influenza strains.