The national web-based outbreak rapid alert system in Norway: Eight years of experience, 2006-2013

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 215-224

  Guzman Herrador, B ^a   Vold, L ^a   Berg, T ^a   Berglund, T M ^b   Heier, B ^c   Kapperud, G ^a,d   Lange, H ^a   Nygard, K ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Food Safety Authority   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Outbreaks; surveillance systems

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FOOD POISONING; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INTERNET; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; NORWAY; WATER CONTAMINATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH SURVEY; MICROBIOLOGY;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FOODBORNE DISEASES; INTERNET; NORWAY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84983162001     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881500093X     Document Type: Article

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