The remarkable adaptability of syndromic surveillance to meet public health needs

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-47

  Paterson, Beverley J ^a,b   Durrheim, David N ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Hunter New England Population Health ^*  (Australia)

^c Hunter New England Population Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infectious diseases; International Health Regulations; Outbreaks; Public health; Syndromic surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHOLERA; DATA EXTRACTION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDEMIC; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H5N1); INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENINGITIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 84875119648     PISSN: 22106006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jegh.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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