1Graduate School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 2Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand 3Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand 4WHO National Influenza Centre, Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Upper Hutt, New Zealand Correspondence to Dr Annemarie Jutel; annemarie.jutel{at}vuw.ac.nz Received 28 June 2011 Accepted 20 July 2011 Published 12 September 2011 Abstract Background Self-diagnosis of influenza is an important component of pandemic control and management as it may support self-management practices and reduce visits to healthcare facilities, thus helping contain viral spread.
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