TY - JOUR AU - Jormanainen, Vesa AU - Jousimaa, Jukkapekka AU - Kunnamo, Ilkka AU - Ruutu, Petri T1 - Physicians' Database Searches as a Tool for Early Detection of Epidemics T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2001 VL - 7 IS - 3 SP - 474 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We analyzed retrospectively the use of Physician Desk Reference Database searches to identify epidemics of tularemia, nephropathy, Pogosta disease, and Lyme disease and compared the searches with mandatory laboratory reports to the National Infectious Diseases Register in Finland during 1995. Continuous recording of such searches may be a tool for early detection of epidemics. KW - outbreak detection KW - databases KW - primary health care KW - infectious disease surveillance KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid0703.017324 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/3/01-7324_article ER - End of Reference