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PRESENTATION TO THE SEDGWICK COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH - EPIDEMIOLOGY IN ACTION: INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE IN SEDGWICK COUNTY.
Presented by: Claudia Blackburn, Health Director, Sedgwick County Health Department.
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Background: Sedgwick County Health Department's Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Team works daily to stop the spread of infectious diseases. This presentation will provide an overview of how the disease surveillance systems in place within Sedgwick County are used to track communicable disease trends, highlighting seasonal influenza as an example.
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Multimedia Presentation: PowerPoint Presentation.