Comparison of ILINet and ESSENCE for Influenza Surveillance at the Local Level
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Objective To compare influenza-like illness (ILI) data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) U.S. Outpatient Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network (ILINet) with discharge diagnosis data for influenza from the same reporting source obtained through the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) in Seminole County, Florida.
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