Establishing a web-based integrated surveillance system for early detection of infectious disease epidemic in rural China: a field experimental study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A crucial goal of infectious disease surveillance is the early detection of epidemics, which is essential for disease control. In China, the current surveillance system is based on confirmed case reports. In rural China, it is not pr...

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Published in:	BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Main Authors:	Yan Wei-rong, Nie Shao-fa, Xu Biao, Dong Heng-jin, Palm Lars, Diwan Vinod K
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2012-02-01
Subjects:	Syndromic surveillance infectious disease early warning resource limited settings
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/12/4