Using real-time syndromic surveillance systems to help explore the acute impact of the air pollution incident of March/April 2014 in England

Gillian E Smith; Zharain Bawa; Yolande Macklin; Roger Morbey; Alec Dobney; Sotiris Vardoulakis; Alex J Elliot

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2014.09.028

Using real-time syndromic surveillance systems to help explore the acute impact of the air pollution incident of March/April 2014 in England

Gillian E Smith, Zharain Bawa, Yolande Macklin, Roger Morbey, Alec Dobney, Sotiris Vardoulakis, Alex J Elliot

Bristol Medical School (PHS)

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	500-4
Number of pages	5
Journal	Environmental Research
Volume	136
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2014.09.028
Publication status	Published - Jan 2015

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Air Pollution
England/epidemiology
Humans
Population Surveillance

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Using real-time syndromic surveillance systems to help explore the acute impact of the air pollution incident of March/April 2014 in England

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