Sentinel GP surveillance – high level of influenza cases

As some of you will be aware our practice participates acts as a sentinel practice for acute respiratory illness. This means that we are part of a group of around 100 practices who in conjunction with the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) and the National Virus Reference Laboratory (NVRL) collect samples from some patients suspected of influenza. The data  which are used by HSE to monitor

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