Choi Won Suk
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Infect Chemother. 2019 Jun;51(2):98-106. doi: 10.3947/ic.2019.51.2.98.
Influenza is a very important respiratory infectious disease that causes seasonal epidemics and pandemics. A well-organized surveillance system is necessary to monitor and respond effectively to the epidemiologic features of influenza. Korea currently operates a national influenza surveillance system based on the clinical sentinel surveillance system, laboratory sentinel surveillance system, and hospitalization and mortality surveillance system. However, there is a need for a better national surveillance system due to a demand for various pieces of information related to influenza. This article discusses the general aspects of influenza surveillance systems and the future direction of the national influenza surveillance system of Korea.
流感是一种非常重要的呼吸道传染病,可引发季节性流行和大流行。一个组织完善的监测系统对于监测流感的流行病学特征并做出有效应对是必要的。韩国目前基于临床哨点监测系统、实验室哨点监测系统以及住院和死亡监测系统运行着一个全国性流感监测系统。然而,由于对与流感相关的各种信息有需求,因此需要一个更好的全国监测系统。本文讨论了流感监测系统的一般情况以及韩国全国性流感监测系统的未来发展方向。