Representativeness of the FluWatchers Participatory Disease Surveillance Program 2015–2016 to 2018–2019: How do participants compare with the Canadian population?

Representativeness of the FluWatchers Participatory Disease Surveillance Program 2015–2016 to 2018–2019: How do participants compare with the Canadian population?

Background: FluWatch is Canada’s national surveillance system that monitors the spread of influenza. Its syndromic surveillance component monitors the spread of influenza-like illness (ILI) in near-real time for signals of unusual or increased activity. Syndromic surveillance data are collected from...

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Main Authors: Mireille Desroches, Liza Lee, Shamir Mukhi, Christina Bancej
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Health Agency of Canada 2021-09-01
Series:Canada Communicable Disease Report
Subjects:
influenza-like illness
syndromic surveillance
respiratory illness
canada
online disease monitoring
digital epidemiology
crowdsourcing
participatory surveillance
public health
Online Access:https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/canada-communicable-disease-report-ccdr/monthly-issue/2021-47/issue-9-september-2021/canada-representation-fluwatchers-disease-surveillance-program.html

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https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/canada-communicable-disease-report-ccdr/monthly-issue/2021-47/issue-9-september-2021/canada-representation-fluwatchers-disease-surveillance-program.html

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