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The EARS-C2 presented the highest early alarm rate, with 81\/119 (68%) early alarms, and C1 the lowest, with 71 (60%) early alarms. The lowest true positivity was the EARS-C1 118\/1,354 (8.7%) and the highest was EARS-C3 99\/856 (11.6%). Routinely collected PHC data can be successfully used to detect respiratory disease outbreaks in Brazil. Syndromic surveillance enhances timeliness in surveillance strategies, albeit with lower specificity. 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