An unexpected benefit from enhanced 2009 H1N1 influenza surveillance

Beth Nivin; Alice Yeung

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.02.039

An unexpected benefit from enhanced 2009 H1N1 influenza surveillance

Am J Infect Control. 2012 Sep;40(7):675-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.02.039.

Authors

Beth Nivin¹, Alice Yeung

Affiliation

¹ New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Queens, NY, USA. bnivin@health.nyc.gov

PMID: 22938854
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.02.039

Abstract

Nosocomial outbreaks of influenza are reportable in New York State, but reporting compliance is unknown. We describe a surveillance system, instituted during the 2009 H1N1 outbreak, that coincidently allowed for the identification of influenza outbreaks in long-term care facilities.

Published by Mosby, Inc.

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Epidemiological Monitoring*
Health Facilities
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
Influenza, Human / virology*
Long-Term Care
New York / epidemiology