Using real-time syndromic surveillance systems to help explore the acute impact of the air pollution incident of March/April 2014 in England.
Smith, Gillian E;
Bawa, Zharain;
Macklin, Yolande;
Morbey, Roger;
Dobney, Alec;
Vardoulakis, Sotiris;
Elliot, Alex J;
(2014)
Using real-time syndromic surveillance systems to help explore the acute impact of the air pollution incident of March/April 2014 in England.
Environmental research, 136.
pp. 500-504.
ISSN 0013-9351
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2014.09.028
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During March and early April 2014 there was widespread poor air quality across the United Kingdom. Public Health England used existing syndromic surveillance systems to monitor community health during the period. Short lived statistically significant rises in a variety of respiratory conditions, including asthma and wheeze, were detected. This incident has demonstrated the value of real-time syndromic surveillance systems, during an air pollution episode, for helping to explore the impact of poor air quality on community health in real-time.
