Volume 17, Number 1—January 2011
Letter
Role of National Travel Health Network and Centre Website during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
Nicola L. Boddington, Naomi Bryant1, and David R. Hill
Table
Number of visits to or searches on the National Travel Health Network and Centre website during the 8 weeks before and after recognition of pandemic (H1N1) 2009
| Visits or searches | No. before* | No. after† | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily website visits | 1,664 ± 655 | 2,132 ± 885 | +28.1 |
| Website access from Mexico | 55 | 210 | +281.8 |
| Visits to Mexico Country Information Page | 2,040 | 4,090 | +100.5 |
| Mexico searches on the Outbreak Surveillance Database | 50 | 459 | +818.0 |
| Visits to US country information page | 654 | 2003 | +206.3 |
| Visits to seasonal influenza information sheet | 34 | 1,572 | +4,523.5 |
| Visits to Outbreak Surveillance Database home page | 2,050 | 5,110 | +149.3 |
| Referral traffic from Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 21,604 | 31,200 | +44.4 |
| Referral traffic from Health Protection Agency | 1,399 | 7,247 | +418.0
*Data from before the beginning of the pandemic (February 27–April 23, 2009). |
*Data from before the beginning of the pandemic (February 27–April 23, 2009).
†Data from the first 8 weeks of the pandemic (April 24–June 18, 2009).
1Current affiliation: Health Protection Agency, London, UK.
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