Traditional and syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases and pathogens
Background: Infectious diseases remain a major public health problem worldwide. Hence, their surveillance is critical. Currently, many surveillance strategies and systems are in use around the world. An inventory of the data, surveillance strategies, and surveillance systems developed worldwide for...
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doaj-88b2d3260dd347bd9e7bc52f709e0a402020-11-24T21:00:24ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97121878-35112016-07-0148C222810.1016/j.ijid.2016.04.021Traditional and syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases and pathogensCédric Abat0Hervé Chaudet1Jean-Marc Rolain2Philippe Colson3Didier Raoult4Aix-Marseille Université, URMITE UM 63 CNRS 7278 IRD 198 INSERM U1905, Facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, FranceAix Marseille Université, SESSTIM UMR 912 INSERM, Marseille, FranceAix-Marseille Université, URMITE UM 63 CNRS 7278 IRD 198 INSERM U1905, Facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, FranceAix-Marseille Université, URMITE UM 63 CNRS 7278 IRD 198 INSERM U1905, Facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, FranceAix-Marseille Université, URMITE UM 63 CNRS 7278 IRD 198 INSERM U1905, Facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, FranceBackground: Infectious diseases remain a major public health problem worldwide. Hence, their surveillance is critical. Currently, many surveillance strategies and systems are in use around the world. An inventory of the data, surveillance strategies, and surveillance systems developed worldwide for the surveillance of infectious diseases is presented herein, with emphasis on the role of the microbiology laboratory in surveillance. Methods: The data, strategies, and systems used around the world for the surveillance of infectious diseases and pathogens, along with current issues and trends, were reviewed. Results: Twelve major classes of data were identified on the basis of their timing relative to infection, resources available, and type of surveillance. Two primary strategies were compared: disease-specific surveillance and syndromic surveillance. Finally, 262 systems implemented worldwide for the surveillance of infections were registered and briefly described, with a focus on those based on microbiological data from laboratories. Conclusions: There is currently a wealth of available data on infections, which has been growing with the recent emergence of new technologies. Concurrently with the expansion of computer resources and networks, these data will allow the optimization of real-time detection and notification of infections.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216310384SurveillanceInfectious diseasesEpidemiologyClinical microbiology laboratories |
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Traditional and syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases and pathogens |
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Traditional and syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases and pathogens |
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Traditional and syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases and pathogens |
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Traditional and syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases and pathogens |
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Traditional and syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases and pathogens |
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traditional and syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases and pathogens |
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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1201-9712 1878-3511 |
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Background: Infectious diseases remain a major public health problem worldwide. Hence, their surveillance is critical. Currently, many surveillance strategies and systems are in use around the world. An inventory of the data, surveillance strategies, and surveillance systems developed worldwide for the surveillance of infectious diseases is presented herein, with emphasis on the role of the microbiology laboratory in surveillance.
Methods: The data, strategies, and systems used around the world for the surveillance of infectious diseases and pathogens, along with current issues and trends, were reviewed.
Results: Twelve major classes of data were identified on the basis of their timing relative to infection, resources available, and type of surveillance. Two primary strategies were compared: disease-specific surveillance and syndromic surveillance. Finally, 262 systems implemented worldwide for the surveillance of infections were registered and briefly described, with a focus on those based on microbiological data from laboratories.
Conclusions: There is currently a wealth of available data on infections, which has been growing with the recent emergence of new technologies. Concurrently with the expansion of computer resources and networks, these data will allow the optimization of real-time detection and notification of infections. |
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Surveillance Infectious diseases Epidemiology Clinical microbiology laboratories |
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