Open AccessSurveillance of influenza in the North-West Region of England 2001-02
Author(s) -
Ciaran M. Regan,
Will Sopwith,
M. Ashton,
Qutubuddin Syed,
Mark M. Painter,
Ken Mutton,
K Paver
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.07.12.00388-en
Subject(s) - north west , geography , influenza like illness , new england , demography , environmental health , medicine , virology , physical geography , political science , virus , law , sociology , politics
A local sentinel network of general practitioners has been established in the north west of England for the surveillance of influenza. In the 2001–02 winter, consultation rates for influenza-like-illness (ILI) were low but the surveillance network was able to demonstrate sub-regional variations in the timing of peak influenza activity, and the infection of different age groups. This suggests the network can contribute to better planning to winter pressures on the North West health service.