Early warning epidemic surveillance in the Pacific island nations: an evaluation of the Pacific syndromic surveillance system

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 917-927

  Craig, Adam T ^a   Kama, Mike ^b   Samo, Marcus ^c   Vaai, Saine ^d   Matanaicake, Jane ^b   Joshua, Cynthia ^e   Kolbe, Anthony ^f   Durrheim, David N ^a,g   Paterson, Beverley J ^a   Biaukula, Viema ^h   Nilles, Eric J ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Health   (Fiji)

^c Deputy Director Public Health   (Federated States of Micronesia)

^d Ministry of Health   (Samoa)

^e Ministry of Health and Medical Services   (Solomon Islands)

^f CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^h WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

communicable diseases; early warning; evaluation; Pacific islands; surveillance; syndromic

Indexed keywords

DATA QUALITY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

PACIFIC ISLANDS;

EID: 84977560363     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12711     Document Type: Article

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