Performance of a syndromic system for influenza based on the activity of general practitioners, France

Gault, G.; Larrieu, Sophie; Durand, Cécile; Josseran, Loïc; Jouves, B; Filleul, Laurent

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdp020

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“…Accordingly, evaluations of syndromic surveillance tend to focus on measuring the sensitivity and specificity of systems for outbreak detection [1-4]. …”

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The use of syndromic surveillance for decision-making during the H1N1 pandemic: A qualitative study

et al. 2012

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BackgroundAlthough an increasing number of studies are documenting uses of syndromic surveillance by front line public health, few detail the value added from linking syndromic data to public health decision-making. This study seeks to understand how syndromic data informed specific public health actions during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.MethodsSemi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with participants from Ontario’s public health departments, the provincial ministry of health and federal public health agency to gather information about syndromic surveillance systems used and the role of syndromic data in informing specific public health actions taken during the pandemic. Responses were compared with how the same decisions were made by non-syndromic surveillance users.ResultsFindings from 56 interviews (82% response) show that syndromic data were most used for monitoring virus activity, measuring impact on the health care system and informing the opening of influenza assessment centres in several jurisdictions, and supporting communications and messaging, rather than its intended purpose of early outbreak detection. Syndromic data had limited impact on decisions that involved the operation of immunization clinics, school closures, sending information letters home with school children or providing recommendations to health care providers. Both syndromic surveillance users and non-users reported that guidance from the provincial ministry of health, communications with stakeholders and vaccine availability were driving factors in these public health decisions.ConclusionsSyndromic surveillance had limited use in decision-making during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic in Ontario. This study provides insights into the reasons why this occurred. Despite this, syndromic data were valued for providing situational awareness and confidence to support public communications and recommendations. Developing an understanding of how syndromic data are utilized during public health events provides valuable evidence to support future investments in public health surveillance.

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“…Accordingly, evaluations of syndromic surveillance tend to focus on measuring the sensitivity and specificity of systems for outbreak detection [1-4]. …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The use of syndromic surveillance for decision-making during the H1N1 pandemic: A qualitative study

et al. 2012

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“…Influenza outbreak detection from surveillance data typically relies on relatively complex time series analysis or smoothing ( 8 , 9 ). The noisiness of school surveillance data makes detection of outbreaks difficult ( 10 ).…”

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Evidence-based Tool for Triggering School Closures during Influenza Outbreaks, Japan

Hampe

Neumaier²,

Boese³

et al. 2009

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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“…Following the process described §2.3, the whole procedure was reviewed through 3 weeks of transmissions: one in mid-August 2016 when there was no epidemic and two in January 2017, respectively, at the ILI and AGE epidemic week peaks, according to the Sentinelles network [71], computing the percentage of miss-coded Flue & Acute Respiratory infections and Acute Gastro Enteritis & Diarrhea syndromes among the extracted transmissions defined as such [23].…”

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Issues in Building a Nursing Home Syndromic Surveillance System with Textmining: Longitudinal Observational Study (Preprint)

Delespierre¹,

Josseran²

2017

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Performance of a syndromic system for influenza based on the activity of general practitioners, France

Cited by 20 publications

References 16 publications

The use of syndromic surveillance for decision-making during the H1N1 pandemic: A qualitative study

The use of syndromic surveillance for decision-making during the H1N1 pandemic: A qualitative study

Evidence-based Tool for Triggering School Closures during Influenza Outbreaks, Japan

Issues in Building a Nursing Home Syndromic Surveillance System with Textmining: Longitudinal Observational Study (Preprint)

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