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

Gillian Smith; Zharain Bawa; Yolande Macklin; Roger Morbey; Alec Dobney; Sotiris Vardoulakis; Alex 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 Smith^*, Zharain Bawa, Yolande Macklin, Roger Morbey, Alec Dobney, Sotiris Vardoulakis, Alex Elliot

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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)	500-504
Number of pages	5
Journal	Environmental Research
Volume	136
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2014.09.028
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

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This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors and was undertaken as part of the national surveillance function of Public Health England.

Keywords

Air quality
Asthma
Public health
Syndromic surveillance
Wheeze

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