Is over-reporting a problem in mandatory communicable disease reporting? The taiwanese experience on Enterovirus 71
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Is over-reporting a problem in mandatory communicable disease reporting? The Taiwanese experience on enterovirus 71.
INTRODUCTION In Taiwan, severe enteroviral infections must be reported to the government within 24 hours to ensure that severe enterovirus 71 (EV71) infections can be detected early. The objective of this research was to ascertain whether over-reporting is a problem in mandatory disease-reporting systems. METHODOLOGY A multiyear cross-sectional study methodology was applied based on secondary...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1972-2680
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.4623