International infectious disease surveillance during the London Olympic and paralympic games 2012: Process and outcomes

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 18, Issue 32, 2013, Pages

  Jones, J ^a   Lawrence, J ^a   Payne Hallstrom L ^b   Mantero, J ^b   Kirkbride, H ^a   Walsh, A ^a   Jermacane, D ^c   Simons, H ^d   Hansford, K M ^a   Bennett, E ^a   Catchpole, M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; CHOLERA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; LASSA FEVER; MEASLES; PERTUSSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLOSIS;

EID: 84881504374     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.32.20554     Document Type: Article

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