Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Reality Check of Laboratory Service Effectiveness during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Victoria, Australia

Michael Catton

, Julian Druce, Georgina Papadakis, Thomas Tran, and Christopher Birch

Author affiliations: Author affiliation: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Number of patients with influenza-like illness and numbers of laboratory detections of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 derived from primary care physician influenza surveillance together with the phases of the outbreak in Victoria (VIC). The phases are as follows: delay (conduct active surveillance and border control measures), contain (restrict establishment of the pandemic), modified-sustain (minimize transmission and maintain health services), and protect (focus on those at risk for severe outcomes). Mo

Figure 1. Number of patients with influenza-like illness and numbers of laboratory detections of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 derived from primary care physician influenza surveillance together with the phases of the outbreak in Victoria (VIC). The phases are as follows: delay (conduct active surveillance and border control measures), contain (restrict establishment of the pandemic), modified-sustain (minimize transmission and maintain health services), and protect (focus on those at risk for severe outcomes). Modified from (1,2),

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