Published on in Vol 14, No 1 (2012): Jan-Feb

Real-time Prescription Surveillance and its Application to Monitoring Seasonal Influenza Activity in Japan

Real-time Prescription Surveillance and its Application to Monitoring Seasonal Influenza Activity in Japan

Real-time Prescription Surveillance and its Application to Monitoring Seasonal Influenza Activity in Japan

Tamie Sugawara   1 , PhD ;   Yasushi Ohkusa   1 , PhD ;   Yoko Ibuka   2 , PhD ;   Hirokazu Kawanohara   3 , BS ;   Kiyosu Taniguchi   1 , PhD, MD ;   Nobuhiko Okabe   1 , PhD, MD

1 National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, Tokyo, Japan

2 Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan

3 EM Systems Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan

Corresponding Author:

  • Tamie Sugawara, PhD
  • National Institute of Infectious Diseases
  • Infectious Disease Surveillance Center
  • 1-23-1Toyama
  • Shinjuku
  • Tokyo, 162-8640
  • Japan
  • Phone: 81 3-5285-1111
  • Fax: 81 3-5285-1129
  • Email: tammy@nih.go.jp