Respiratory System Diseases by Mieczyslaw Pokorski

Author:Mieczyslaw Pokorski
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

4 Discussion

The Sentinel System is an important part of virological and epidemiological surveillance. Thanks to the data reported from VSES to the National Influenza Center of the National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene (NIPH-NIH 2016), it is possible to determine the type of influenza and influenza-like viruses currently circulating in the population. That is essential for the proper selection of vaccine strains for the epidemic season and also provides information on the emergence of new viral subtypes and on antigenic changes in the circulating strains; all of which helps prevent the development of a pandemic.

Primary care doctors are the foremost participants of epidemiological surveillance. They are obliged to record cases of infections. The number of participating doctors ranges from 1 to 5% of all country physicians each season. The 2015/2016 season considered in the present study involved 524 primary care physicians; the number was comparable with those in previous seasons (Table 4). It is worth emphasizing that doctors work pro publico bono as they do not receive compensation for participation in surveillance.Table 4Comparison of Sentinel System data from the recent four epidemic seasons

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