Influenzanet is a system to monitor the activity of influenza-like-illness (ILI) via the internet with the aid of volunteers.
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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
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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Historia del proyecto y países participantes
GripeNet.es es el nodo español de la red europea Influenzanet, la cual se inscribe en el proyecto Epiwork, financiado por la Comisión Europea. El objetivo de este proyecto es la puesta en marcha de una infraestructura de monitorización y modelación de epidemias a nivel europeo.
Los países bajos fueron el primer lugar donde se desarrolló la plataforma en el año 2003. Posteriormente, otros países como Portugal (2005), Bélgica (2006), Italia (2008) y Reino Unido (2009) pusieron en marcha sus respectivos nodos nacionales de Influenzanet. La plataforma, que cuenta hoy con más de 45000 usuarios registrados en toda Europa, sigue expandiéndose y recopilando datos, y en 2011 hasta 6 nuevos países - Alemania, Austria, Suecia, Suiza y Francia- se incorporaron al proyecto. En 2012, España se incorpora a la red europea Influenzanet y desarrolla la plataforma GripeNet.es.
La información que se ha podido recabar gracias a la plataforma ayuda a la comunidad científica a comprender mejor los mecanismos de transmisión de la gripe en la población, y ha dado lugar a interesantes investigaciones. Muchos de los resultados han sido publicados con éxito en diferentes publicaciones científicas.
Integrantes de los nodos italiano, portugués y holandés de la red Influenzanet. Instituto Gulbenkian, Oeiras, Portugal, 2008.
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