A New Sentinel Surveillance System for Severe Influenza in England Shows a Shift in Age Distribution of Hospitalised Cases in the Post-Pandemic Period

Shelly Bolotin; Richard Pebody; Peter J. White; James McMenamin; Luke Perera; Jonathan S. Nguyen-Van-Tam; Thomas Barlow; John M. Watson; for the UK Severe Influenza Surveillance System (USISS) Steering Group

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030279

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A New Sentinel Surveillance System for Severe Influenza in England Shows a Shift in Age Distribution of Hospitalised Cases in the Post-Pandemic Period

Shelly Bolotin,

Affiliation Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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Richard Pebody ,

* E-mail: richard.pebody@hpa.org.uk

Affiliation Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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Peter J. White,

Affiliations Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Imperial College School of Public Health, London, United Kingdom
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James McMenamin,

Affiliation Health Protection Scotland, NHS National Services, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Luke Perera,

Affiliation Department of Health, London, United Kingdom
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Jonathan S. Nguyen-Van-Tam,

Affiliations Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Thomas Barlow,

Affiliation Department of Health, London, United Kingdom
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John M. Watson,

Affiliation Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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for the UK Severe Influenza Surveillance System (USISS) Steering Group

Affiliations Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Imperial College School of Public Health, London, United Kingdom, Health Protection Scotland, NHS National Services, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Department of Health, London, United Kingdom, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom, Department of Health, London, United Kingdom, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom, Public Health Agency, Belfast, United Kingdom, Royal College of Physicians, London, United Kingdom
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A New Sentinel Surveillance System for Severe Influenza in England Shows a Shift in Age Distribution of Hospitalised Cases in the Post-Pandemic Period

Shelly Bolotin,
Richard Pebody,
Peter J. White,
James McMenamin,
Luke Perera,
Jonathan S. Nguyen-Van-Tam,
Thomas Barlow,
John M. Watson,
for the UK Severe Influenza Surveillance System (USISS) Steering Group

Published: January 23, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030279

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