LB21. The Seattle Flu Study: A Community-Based Study of Influenza

Background Influenza epidemics and pandemics cause significant morbidity and mortality. An effective response to a potential pandemic requires the infrastructure to rapidly detect and contain new and emerging flu strains at a population level. The objective of this study was to use data gathered simultaneously from community and hospital sites to develop a model of how flu enters and spreads in a population. Methods In the 2018–2019 season, we...