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Employers' Group Launches FluSTAR System.(Brief Article)

Vaccine Weekly

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2002 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Employers' Managed Health Care Association has launched a new service to help employees understand, identify, and seek treatment for the flu - the FluSTAR System for tracking and reporting the flu. FluSTAR, developed by Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc., in 1999 is the fastest and most comprehensive system in the world for tracking the flu.

Rapid tests, performed in local doctors' offices across the country, give a real-time indication of flu status in local and regional markets.

Employees' knowledge of whether flu is in their community plus the recognition of early symptoms can help them to quickly seek treatment with prescription medications.

FluSTAR is a comprehensive flu surveillance network developed to ...

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