Short message service sentinel surveillance of influenza-like illness in Madagascar, 2008-2012
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Short message service sentinel surveillance of influenza-like illness in Madagascar, 2008-2012.
PROBLEM The revision of the International Health Regulations (IHR) and the threat of influenza pandemics and other disease outbreaks with a major impact on developing countries have prompted bolstered surveillance capacity, particularly in low-resource settings. APPROACH Surveillance tools with well-timed, validated data are necessary to strengthen disease surveillance. In 2007 Madagascar imp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.11.097816