Communicable Disease Surveillance: Notification of Infectious Diseases in Canada

The Survey Effectiveness of Active Method in Communicable Disease Surveillance

Background and purpose: Surveillance is a system of continuing health checks, is considered as a critical part of public health practice for planning and implantation of effective prevention and control interventions for communicable diseases in the region. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of an active method of data collection on the improvement of these d...

Global surveillance of communicable diseases.

Globalization and Health: The Need for Global Surveillance A recent report of A/Sydney/05/97-like (H3N2) influenza on a cruise ship from New York to Montreal demonstrates the ease with which communicable diseases can be transferred across international borders (1). In this outbreak 2.7% of passengers and 0.5% of crew had acute febrile respiratory illness during or after the cruise and introduce...

Communicable Diseases Surveillance System in I.R.Iran: Strengths and Weaknesses of 30 years implementation

Background: Communicable diseases was one of the main problems in I.R.Iran. This study aimed to show the progress of communicable diseases management in more than 30 years of implementation and point out strengths and weaknesses as well. Methods: This study was carried out on an interview-based qualitative study using content analysis in 2014. Data was collected by deep interviews. Fifteen ...

Communicable diseases surveillance. National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.

Cases and outbreaks of influenza-like illness were reported in Cordoba, Mendoza and Santa Fe, Argentina, during June and July. Activity in Cordoba affected mainly adults and reached a peak at the end of July. Specimens obtained in all 3 cities are under investigation at the National Influenza Centre in Cordoba. So far, influenza A(H3N2) virus was isolated from 2 of 35 specimens collected among ...

French lessons on surveillance of communicable diseases.