Timeliness of Nongovernmental versus Governmental Global Outbreak Communications

Timeliness of Nongovernmental versus Governmental Global Outbreak Communications

To compare the timeliness of nongovernmental and governmental communications of infectious disease outbreaks and evaluate trends for each over time, we investigated the time elapsed from the beginning of an outbreak to public reporting of the event. We found that governmental sources improved the ti...

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Main Authors: Luke Mondor, John S. Brownstein, Emily Chan, Lawrence C. Madoff, Marjorie P. Pollack, David L. Buckeridge, Timothy F. Brewer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
outbreak reporting
pandemic preparedness
informal sources
emerging infectious diseases
ProMED-mail
nongovernmental
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/7/12-0249_article

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