Did advances in global surveillance and notification systems make a difference in the 2009 H1N1 pandemic?--a retrospective analysis.

The 2009 H1N1 outbreak provides an opportunity to identify strengths and weaknesses of disease surveillance and notification systems that have been implemented in the past decade.Drawing on a systematic review of the scientific literature, official documents, websites, and news reports, we construct...

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Main Authors: Ying Zhang, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, Celia M Alpuche-Aranda, Michael A Stoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3616047?pdf=render