Influenza / Prevention and Containment
Influenza Surveillance Actions
- Sentinel Provider Influenza Surveillance - 10 providers enrolled in Miami-Dade
- Sentinel Hospital Surveillance - 2 hospitals reporting
- Surveillance of influenza and pneumonia deaths
- Investigation of unexplained deaths of person ≤ 49 years old
- Investigation of influenza-like illness (ILI) outbreaks
- Monitoring of 911 calls to identify trends of ILI
- Implementation of emergency department based syndromic surveillance system
- Blast fax capabilities to communicate with infection control practitioners and emergency departments
- Formation of an Influenza Workgroup
- Enhancing State Lab Miami Branch diagnostic capabilities
- Rapid testing, PC-R, etc
Contact Information for Epidemiology, Disease Control and Immunization Services:
Address: 8600 NW 17th Street, Suite 200
Miami, Florida 33126
Phone: 305-470-5660
Fax (Confidential): 305-470-5533
Office hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday through Friday
An after hours on-call system is available 24/7.
Online resources
Florida Department of Health Influenza Information
CDC Influenza Information
