Syndromic Surveillance of Norovirus Using over the Counter Sales of Medications related to Gastrointestinal Illness

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether over-the-counter (OTC) sales of gastrointestinal illness (GI)-related medications are associated with temporal trends of reportable community viral, bacterial and parasitic infections.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Victoria L Edge, Frank Pollari, Lai King, Pascal Michel, Scott A McEwen, Jeffrey B Wilson, Michael Jerrett, Paul N Sockett, S Wayne Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/958191