Enhanced epidemic intelligence using a web-based screening system during the 2010 fifa world cup in South Africa

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 2014, Pages

  Mantero, J ^a   Szegedi, E ^a   Payne Hallstrom L ^a   Lenglet, A ^a   Depoortere, E ^a   Kaic, B ^b   Blumberg, L ^c   Linge, J P ^d   Coulombier, D ^a  

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

^b CROATIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Croatia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ENHANCED EPIDEMIC INTELLIGENCE; FOOD POISONING; FOOTBALL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALARIA; MASS COMMUNICATION; MASS SCREENING; MEASLES; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; MASS BEHAVIOR; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOCCER; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84900409509     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.18.20796     Document Type: Article

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