SurvNet Electronic Surveillance System for Infectious Disease Outbreaks, Germany

In 2001, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) implemented a new electronic surveillance system (SurvNet) for infectious disease outbreaks in Germany. SurvNet has captured 30,578 outbreak reports in 2001–2005. The size of the outbreaks ranged from 2 to 527 cases. For outbreaks reported in 2002–2005, the m...

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Main Authors: Gérard Krause, Doris Altmann, Daniel Faensen, Klaudia Porten, Justus Benzler, Thomas Pfoch, Andrea Ammon, Michael H. Kramer, Hermann Claus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/10/07-0253_article