Automated, Laboratory-based System Using the Internet for Disease Outbreak Detection, the Netherlands

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Widdowson, Marc-Alain ; Bosman, Arnold ; van Straten, Edward ; Tinga, Mark ; Chaves, Sandra ; van Eerden, Liesbeth ; van Pelt, Wilfred
• Description:
  Rapid detection of outbreaks is recognized as crucial for effective control measures and has particular relevance with the recently increased concern about bioterrorism. Automated analysis of electronically collected laboratory data can result in rapid detection of widespread outbreaks or outbreaks of pathogens with common signs and symptoms. In the Netherlands, an automated outbreak detection system for all types of pathogens has been developed within an existing electronic laboratory-based surveillance system called ISIS. Features include the use of a flexible algorithm for daily analysis of data and presentation of signals on the Internet for interpretation by health professionals. By 2006, the outbreak detection system will analyze laboratory-reported data on all pathogens and will cover 35% of the Dutch population.
• Subjects:
  Algorithms Bacteria Clinical Laboratory Techniques Communicable Diseases, Emerging Disease Outbreaks Humans Internet Perspective Population Surveillance
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 9(9):1046-1052.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Netherlands
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:65f87f282a2dd6de9b8d89b082af0413cd4d11877f57de504ed3e35173cc0ce8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3128/cdc_3128_DS1.pdf
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