Synchrony of clinical and laboratory surveillance for influenza in Hong Kong.

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Authors

Yang L, Peiris JS, Wong CM, Lau EH, Chan KP, Ou CQ

Affiliation

Department of Community Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.

Abstract

Consultation rates of influenza-like illness (ILI) in an outpatient setting have been regarded as a good indicator of influenza virus activity in the community. As ILI-like symptoms may be caused by etiologies other than influenza, and influenza virus activity in the tropics and subtropics is less predictable than in temperate regions, the correlation between of ILI and influenza virus activity in tropical and subtropical regions is less well defined.

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18167558

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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't