Influenzanet is a system to monitor the activity of influenza-like-illness (ILI) with the aid of volunteers via the internet
http://www.influenzanet.info/
Developing the framework for an epidemic forecast infrastructure.
http://www.epiwork.eu/
The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) bundles all research-related EU initiatives.
Developing the framework for an epidemic forecast infrastructure.
http://www.epiwork.eu/
The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) bundles all research-related EU initiatives.
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InfluenzaNet is a system to monitor the activity of influenza-like-illness (ILI) with the aid of volunteers via the internet. It has been operational in The Netherlands and Belgium (since 2003), Portugal (since 2005) and Italy (since 2008), and the current objective is to implement InfluenzaNet in more European countries.
In contrast with the traditional system of sentinel networks of mainly primary care physicians coordinated by the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS), InfluenzaNet obtains its data directly from the population. This creates a fast and flexible monitoring system whose uniformity allows for direct comparison of ILI rates between countries.
Any resident of a country where InfluenzaNet is implemented can participate by completing an online application form, which contains various medical, geographic and behavioural questions. Participants are reminded weekly to report any symptoms they have experienced since their last visit. The incidence of ILI is determined on the basis of a uniform case definition.
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In contrast with the traditional system of sentinel networks of mainly primary care physicians coordinated by the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS), InfluenzaNet obtains its data directly from the population. This creates a fast and flexible monitoring system whose uniformity allows for direct comparison of ILI rates between countries.
Any resident of a country where InfluenzaNet is implemented can participate by completing an online application form, which contains various medical, geographic and behavioural questions. Participants are reminded weekly to report any symptoms they have experienced since their last visit. The incidence of ILI is determined on the basis of a uniform case definition.
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Prevenção contra a gripe
| A vacinação anual é a principal forma de prevenção contra a gripe sazonal. É também a melhor forma de reduzir o impacto de uma epidemia. As vacinas contra a gripe estão disponíveis e já são usadas há mais de 60 anos. São vacinas seguras e eficazes, reduzindo não só a incidência como também a gravidade e a mortalidade entre os idosos e doentes crónicos. De acordo com algumas diretivas da Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), devem ser vacinados, preferencialmente em Outubro:
Existe, no entanto, um grupo de pessoas que não se deve vacinar porque já teve, por exemplo, uma reação alérgica à vacina. É, por isso, essencial que a vacina seja sempre aconselhada pelo seu médico. Como a quota de vacinas atribuída a cada país é limitada, a vacinação indiscriminada de todos os indivíduos pode comprometer a disponibilidade de vacinas para os grupos populacionais que, de facto, beneficiam dela. Consulte aqui, no início de cada época gripal, as recomendações de vacinação da Direção Geral da Saúde. |
A vacinação anual é a principal forma de prevenção contra a gripe sazonal. |
