From: A profile of the online dissemination of national influenza surveillance data
Surveillance Methods | Number (%) | of countries (n = 70) |
---|---|---|
Community consultation rates of influenza-like illness | 62 | (89%) |
Virological data by viral culture/RT-PCR and/or HI assays | 31 | (44%) |
Number of institutional Outbreaks | 9 | (13%) |
Hospital admission rates | 7 | (10%) |
Mortality (Pneumonia and influenza) rates | 7 | (10%) |
Emergency room visits due to influenza-like illness | 5 | (7%) |
School/Workplace absenteeism rates | 5 | (7%) |
Real-time internet survey | 4 | (6%) |
Antiviral resistant strain surveillance | 4 | (6%) |
Quick immunological assays data | 1 | (1%) |
Over the counter sales | 1 | (1%) |
Others | 7 | (10%) |