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 Bi-Weekly Flu ReportsUsing real-time emergency department data collected by the EDSS System, Infection Watch Live (described below) is able to provide up-to-date information on respiratory and gastrointestinal illness in Southeastern Ontario. Reports are made available on a bi-weekly basis to generate regional syndromic surveillance flu reports, which summarize recent trends in emergency department visits and admissions.
What is Infection Watch Live?
Infection Watch Live is a risk communication tool that uses EDSS data to present current emergency department trends to local healthcare providers, educators, businesses, and community members.
How does it work?
The EDSS system receives live data containing patient age, region, and symptoms from the emergency departments of participating hospitals. Using this information, Infection Watch Live compares daily counts of respiratory and gastrointestinal illness to trends for the past 120 days. This data is presented on a regional map identifying each section’s daily standard deviation from the 120-day mean, with high standard deviations representing potential ‘hot-spots’ for respiratory and gastrointestinal illness.
For more information about Infection Watch Live, visit their website: Infection Watch Live Regional Synromic Surveillance Flu Reports:
 May 25, 2011 May 12, 2011 February 3, 2010 January 20, 2010 January 6, 2010 December 23, 2009 December 9, 2009 November 25, 2009 November 18, 2009 November 11, 2009 November 4, 2009 October 28, 2009 October 21, 2009 October 14, 2009 October 7, 2009 September 30, 2009 September 23, 2009 September 16, 2009 |
