Tracking Flu in a Large Urban Area…A Complicated Matter

Sep 11, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

Tracking flu is no easy task, especially in Harris County, Texas; millions of residents, dozens of acute care hospitals, countless physicians’ offices, and collaboration with many public health partners. Adding to this complexity, only pediatric fatal flu cases and novel influenza are notifiable in Texas. Our solution, approach schools for voluntary reporting. The result, priceless!

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