Sustaining surveillance: Evaluating syndromic surveillance in the Pacific
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Sustaining surveillance: Evaluating syndromic surveillance in the Pacific
Prior to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) had agreed to develop a standardised, simple syndromic surveillance system to ensure compliance with International Health Regulations requirements (rapid outbreak detection, information sharing and response to outbreaks). In October 2010, the new system was introduced and over the next 12 months implemented in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Public Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1744-1692,1744-1706
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2012.699713