Low-Cost National Media-Based Surveillance System for Public Health Events, Bangladesh.
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چکیده
We assessed a media-based public health surveillance system in Bangladesh during 2010-2011. The system is a highly effective, low-cost, locally appropriate, and sustainable outbreak detection tool that could be used in other low-income, resource-poor settings to meet the capacity for surveillance outlined in the International Health Regulations 2005.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Emerging infectious diseases
دوره 22 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016