The Global Public Health Intelligence Network

Infectious Disease Surveillance: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 457-469

  Mawudeku, Abla ^a   Blench, Michael ^a   Boily, Louise ^a   St John, Ron ^b   Andraghetti, Roberta ^c   Ruben, Martha ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b St John Public Health Consulting International Inc   (Canada)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^d Martha Ruben Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Communicable diseases; Disease outbreaks, prevention and control; Emerging infectious diseases; International cooperation; Internet; Mass media; Population surveillance, methods; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881493178     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118543504.ch37     Document Type: Chapter

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