Title |
Establishing a web-based integrated surveillance system for early detection of infectious disease epidemic in rural China: a field experimental study
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Published in |
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, February 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6947-12-4 |
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Authors |
Wei-rong Yan, Shao-fa Nie, Biao Xu, Heng-jin Dong, Lars Palm, Vinod K Diwan |
Abstract |
A crucial goal of infectious disease surveillance is the early detection of epidemics, which is essential for disease control. In China, the current surveillance system is based on confirmed case reports. In rural China, it is not practical for health units to perform laboratory tests to confirm disease and people are more likely to get 'old' and emerging infectious diseases due to poor living conditions and closer contacts with wild animals and poultry. Syndromic surveillance, which collects non-specific syndromes before diagnosis, has great advantages in promoting the early detection of epidemics and reducing the necessities of disease confirmation. It will be especially effective for surveillance in resource poor settings. |
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