Real-time epidemic monitoring and forecasting of H1N1-2009 using influenza-like illness from general practice and family doctor clinics in Singapore.

BACKGROUND: Reporting of influenza-like illness (ILI) from general practice/family doctor (GPFD) clinics is an accurate indicator of real-time epidemic activity and requires little effort to set up, making it suitable for developing countries currently experiencing the influenza A (H1N1-2009) pandem...

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Main Authors: Jimmy Boon Som Ong, Mark I-Cheng Chen, Alex R Cook, Huey Chyi Lee, Vernon J Lee, Raymond Tzer Pin Lin, Paul Ananth Tambyah, Lee Gan Goh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2854682?pdf=render