Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET) : purpose and methods

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Influenza Division.
• Description:
  The Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET) is a population-based surveillance system that collects data on laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations among children and adults through a network of acute care hospitals in 14 states.
  
  FluSurv-NET is one of CDC’s source’s for important data on hospitalization rates associated with flu. FluSurv-NET also provides demographic and clinical information including age, sex and underlying medical conditions among persons hospitalized with flu. Data gathered are used to estimate age-specific hospitalization rates on a weekly basis and to describe characteristics of persons hospitalized with influenza illness.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Computer Systems Data Collection Disease Outbreaks Hospitalization Influenza, Human/epidemiology Information Systems Population Surveillance
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Name as Subject:
  FluSurv-NET
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7b81a59f08223cc7fda59756e5ecfe8e18e8291887ee5af5c2edafea2616538e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/120449/cdc_120449_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 402.13 KB ]