Abstract

Public health agencies conduct surveillance for a number of infectious diseases and related phenomena. Typically, the collected information is used to help public health officials, researchers, and health care professionals cope with and plan for future disease activity. In many cases, however, such information is no longer particularly relevant for clinical purposes when it becomes widely available. For example, influenza surveillance data are usually at least one to two weeks old by the time this information is available at the state and regional levels.

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