Case finding of Influenza A(H1N1)2009 in Belgium in the early pandemic

Together with the medical epidemiologist on call of the Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), the decision was made to take or not to take a sample. Each day, the medical doctor on call at the former Epidemiology Unit of the WIV-ISP informed the prescribers and brought all epidemiological...

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Published in:Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique 2010-08, Vol.68 (2), p.1-61, Article 53
Main Authors: Quoilin, S, Thomas, I, Gérard, C, Brochier, B, Bots, J, Lokietek, S, Robesyn, E, Wuillaume, F, Muyldermans, G
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Language:English
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Age
Epidemiology
Influenza
Laboratories
Laboratory tests
Pandemics
Patients
Public health
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Summary:Together with the medical epidemiologist on call of the Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), the decision was made to take or not to take a sample. Each day, the medical doctor on call at the former Epidemiology Unit of the WIV-ISP informed the prescribers and brought all epidemiological information together with final diagnoses in order to inform health authorities allowing them to take protective measures according to the procedure. [...]individual laboratory diagnoses were still performed by the NIC, as by others labs where the diagnose capacity was delocalised, responding to the time needed for adaptation from one strategy to another or to the necessity in some cases to have a confirmed diagnose (e.g. pregnant women, chronically ill patients, patients with unfavourable evolution). According to the Influenza Preparedness Plan, only patients fulfilling criteria for a possible case should have been selected for laboratory testing.
ISSN:2049-3258
0778-7367
2049-3258
DOI:10.1186/0778-7367-68-2-53