Infectious disease surveillance for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Infectious disease surveillance for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be one of the largest mass gathering events in British history. In order to minimise potential infectious disease threats related to the event, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has set up a suite of robust and multisource surveillance systems. These include enhancements of already established systems (notification of infectious diseases, local...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eurosurveillance
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1560-7917
DOI: 10.2807/ese.17.31.20232-en