Rumors of disease in the global village: outbreak verification.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Grein, T. W. ; Kamara, K. B. ; Rodier, G. ; Plant, A. J. ; Bovier, P. ; Ryan, M. J. ; Ohyama, T. ; Heymann, D. L.
• Description:
  Emerging infectious diseases and the growth of information technology have produced new demands and possibilities for disease surveillance and response. Increasing numbers of outbreak reports must be assessed rapidly so that control efforts can be initiated and unsubstantiated reports can be identified to protect countries from unnecessary economic damage. The World Health Organization has set up a process for timely outbreak verification to convert large amounts of data into accurate information for suitable action. We describe the context and processes of outbreak verification and information dissemination.
• Subjects:
  Communicable Disease Control Communicable Diseases Disease Outbreaks Humans Information Services Public Health
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 6(2):97-102.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  World Health Organization ; World Health Organization
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5b916254ebcd2d46d473b94eebd855677d8021fead43ebb2598812073afb907f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14953/cdc_14953_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 280.36 KB ]