Published on in Vol 20, No 3 (2018): March

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/9084, first published .
Self-Swabbing for Virological Confirmation of Influenza-Like Illness Among an Internet-Based Cohort in the UK During the 2014-2015 Flu Season: Pilot Study

Self-Swabbing for Virological Confirmation of Influenza-Like Illness Among an Internet-Based Cohort in the UK During the 2014-2015 Flu Season: Pilot Study

Self-Swabbing for Virological Confirmation of Influenza-Like Illness Among an Internet-Based Cohort in the UK During the 2014-2015 Flu Season: Pilot Study

Clare Wenham   1 ;   Eleanor R Gray   2 ;   Candice E Keane   2, 3 ;   Matthew Donati   4 ;   Daniela Paolotti   5 ;   Richard Pebody   6 ;   Ellen Fragaszy   1, 7 ;   Rachel A McKendry   2, 3 ;   W John Edmunds   1

1 Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

2 London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, London, United Kingdom

3 Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom

4 Bristol Public Health Laboratory, Public Health England, Bristol, United Kingdom

5 ISI Foundation, Torino, Italy

6 Centre of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

7 Centre for Public Health Data Science, Institute of Infectious Disease Informatics, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

  • Clare Wenham
  • Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Keppel Street
  • London, WC1E 7HT
  • United Kingdom
  • Phone: 44 207 955 ext 6592
  • Email: c.wenham@lse.ac.uk