Use of Sentinel Surveillance Platforms for Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Activity: Evidence From Analysis of Kenya Influenza Sentinel Surveillance Data.

Daniel Owusu Linus K Ndegwa Jorim Ayugi Peter Kinuthia Rosalia Kalani Mary Okeyo Nancy A Otieno Gilbert K Kikwai Bonventure Juma Peninah M Munyua Francis Kuria Emmanuel Okunga Ann C Moen Gideon O Emukule

Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2024)

Influenza substantially cocirculated with SARS-CoV-2 in Kenya. We found a significant correlation of SARS-CoV-2 positivity in the data from 8 influenza sentinel surveillance sites with that of the universal national SARS-CoV-2 surveillance data. Our findings indicate that the influenza sentinel surveillance system can be used as a sustainable platform for monitoring respiratory pathogens of pandemic potential or public health importance.

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public health
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
big data
global health
machine learning
high throughput
quality improvement