Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2007

Publication Title

BioMed Central Medicine

Department

Geisel School of Medicine

Abstract

The threat of a global influenza pandemic and the adoption of the World Health Organization (WHO) International Health Regulations (2005) highlight the value of well-coordinated, functional disease surveillance systems. The resulting demand for timely information challenges public health leaders to design, develop and implement efficient, flexible and comprehensive systems that integrate staff, resources, and information systems to conduct infectious disease surveillance and response. To understand what resources an integrated disease surveillance and response system would require, we analyzed surveillance requirements for 19 priority infectious diseases targeted for an integrated disease surveillance and response strategy in the WHO African region.

DOI

10.1186/1741-7015-5-24

Original Citation

Perry, H.N., McDonnell, S.M., Alemu, W. et al. Planning an integrated disease surveillance and response system: a matrix of skills and activities. BMC Med 5, 24 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-5-24

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