Establishing a COVID-19 pandemic severity assessment surveillance system in Ireland.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses
; 16(1): 172-177, 2022 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34609049
ABSTRACT
We developed a COVID-19 pandemic severity assessment (PSA) monitoring system in Ireland, in order to inform and improve public health preparedness, response and recovery. The system based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Influenza Severity Assessment (PISA) project included a panel of surveillance parameters for the following indicators transmissibility, impact and disease severity. Age-specific thresholds were established for each parameter and data visualised using heat maps. The findings from the first pandemic wave in Ireland have shown that the WHO PISA system can be adapted for COVID-19, providing a standardised tool for early warning and monitoring pandemic severity.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Influenza, Human
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Influenza Other Respir Viruses
Journal subject:
VIROLOGIA
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ireland