Population estimates of persons presenting to general practitioners with influenza-like illness, 1987-96: a study of the demography of influenza-like illness in sentinel practice networks in England and Wales, and in The Netherlands Export

@article{FlemingZB00, abstract = {Incidence data by age of new episodes of influenza-like illness reported by sentinel general practice networks in England and Wales and in The Netherlands over a 10-year period were examined to provide estimates of the consulting population during influenza epidemic periods. Baseline levels of recording in each age group were calculated from weeks in which influenza viruses were not circulating and the excess over baseline calculated to provide the population estimates during influenza epidemics. Influenza A/H3N2 epidemics were associated with higher population estimates for consultations than influenza B, especially in the age groups 0-4 and 65 years and over. In the intervening age groups, population estimates were more consistent regardless of the virus type. Both networks reported simultaneous peaking of incidence rates in all of the age groups. There were substantial increases in the number of persons reporting other respiratory illnesses during influenza epidemics. Population estimates of the consulting population provide the only secure basis for which health services resource utilization during influenza epidemics can be estimated.}, author = {Fleming, D. M. and Zambon, M. and Bartelds, A. I. M.}, citeulike-article-id = {1027065}, journal = {Epidemiology And Infection}, keywords = {epidemicsonnetworks}, pages = {245--253}, posted-at = {2007-01-05 20:13:08}, priority = {3}, title = {Population estimates of persons presenting to general practitioners with influenza-like illness, 1987-96: a study of the demography of influenza-like illness in sentinel practice networks in England and Wales, and in The Netherlands}, volume = {124}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - FlemingZB00 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1027065 N2 - Incidence data by age of new episodes of influenza-like illness reported by sentinel general practice networks in England and Wales and in The Netherlands over a 10-year period were examined to provide estimates of the consulting population during influenza epidemic periods. Baseline levels of recording in each age group were calculated from weeks in which influenza viruses were not circulating and the excess over baseline calculated to provide the population estimates during influenza epidemics. Influenza A/H3N2 epidemics were associated with higher population estimates for consultations than influenza B, especially in the age groups 0-4 and 65 years and over. In the intervening age groups, population estimates were more consistent regardless of the virus type. Both networks reported simultaneous peaking of incidence rates in all of the age groups. There were substantial increases in the number of persons reporting other respiratory illnesses during influenza epidemics. Population estimates of the consulting population provide the only secure basis for which health services resource utilization during influenza epidemics can be estimated. JF - Epidemiology And Infection EP - 253 TI - Population estimates of persons presenting to general practitioners with influenza-like illness, 1987-96: a study of the demography of influenza-like illness in sentinel practice networks in England and Wales, and in The Netherlands VL - 124 SP - 245 KW - epidemicsonnetworks AU - Fleming, DM AU - Zambon, M AU - Bartelds, AIM PY - 2000/// ER -