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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Murray, Josephine L K
• Marques, Diogo F P
• Cameron, Ross L
• Potts, Alison
• Bishop, Jennifer
• von Wissmann, Beatrix
• William, Naoma
• Reynolds, Arlene J
• Robertson, Chris
• McMenamin, Jim

Titel

Moving epidemic method (MEM) applied to virology data as a novel real time tool to predict peak in seasonal influenza healthcare utilisation. The Scottish experience of the 2017/18 season to date

Ist Teil von

• Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles, 2018-03, Vol.23 (11), p.8

Ort / Verlag

Sweden: Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA (European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS)

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Scotland observed an unusual influenza A(H3N2)-dominated 2017/18 influenza season with healthcare services under significant pressure. We report the application of the moving epidemic method (MEM) to virology data as a tool to predict the influenza peak activity period and peak week of swab positivity in the current season. This novel MEM application has been successful locally and is believed to be of potential use to other countries for healthcare planning and building wider community resilience.