Using real-time syndromic surveillance to assess the health impact of the 2013 heatwave in England

Alex Elliot; Angie Bone; Roger Morbey; Helen E. Hughes; Sally Harcourt; Sue Smith; Paul Loveridge; Helen Green; Richard Pebody; Nicholas Andrews; Virginia Murray; Mike Catchpole; Graham Bickler; Brian McCloskey; Gillian Smith

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2014.08.031

Using real-time syndromic surveillance to assess the health impact of the 2013 heatwave in England

Alex Elliot^*, Angie Bone, Roger Morbey, Helen E. Hughes, Sally Harcourt, Sue Smith, Paul Loveridge, Helen Green, Richard Pebody, Nicholas Andrews, Virginia Murray, Mike Catchpole, Graham Bickler, Brian McCloskey, Gillian Smith

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Abstract

Heatwaves are a seasonal threat to public health. During July 2013 England experienced a heatwave; we used a suite of syndromic surveillance systems to monitor the impact of the heatwave. Significant increases in heatstroke and sunstroke were observed during 7-10 July 2013. Syndromic surveillance provided an innovative and effective service, supporting heatwave planning and providing early warning of the impact of extreme heat thereby improving the public health response to heatwaves.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	31-36
Number of pages	6
Journal	Environmental Research
Volume	135
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2014.08.031
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2014

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Keywords

Heatstroke
Heatwave
Public health
Sunstroke
Syndromic surveillance
Thunderstorm

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Elliot, A., Bone, A., Morbey, R., Hughes, H. E., Harcourt, S., Smith, S., Loveridge, P., Green, H., Pebody, R., Andrews, N., Murray, V., Catchpole, M., Bickler, G., McCloskey, B., & Smith, G. (2014). Using real-time syndromic surveillance to assess the health impact of the 2013 heatwave in England. Environmental Research, 135, 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2014.08.031

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Using real-time syndromic surveillance to assess the health impact of the 2013 heatwave in England

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