ABSENCE OF THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC IN THE 2020-2021 INFLUENZA SEASON IN CATALONIA, SPAIN, BASED ON SURVEILLANCE DATA COLLECTED BY SENTINEL PHARMACIES
Pedro Plans-Rubió,* Anna M. Jambrina, Pilar Rius, Gloria Carmona, Manel Rabanal and Montse Girones
ABSTRACT
Objective: To analyse influenza surveillance obtained by sentinel pharmacies in Catalonia, Spain, in the 2020?2021 influenza season. Methods: Sentinel pharmacies reported all influenza-like illness (ILI) cases detected among individuals attended during in 2020?2021 influenza season. Influenza surveillance data collected included: ILI symptoms, medications dispended, medications prescribed by physicians, and influenza vaccination. ILI cases were identified based on ECDC criteria. The moving epidemic method (MEM) was used to assess the influenza epidemic in 2020?2021 influenza season. The t test was used to compare mean number of ILI cases reported per week in different influenza seasons, with a p
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