Surveillance and Management of Notifiable Communicable Diseases.
10.5124/jkma.2002.45.6.750
- Author:
Eun Kyeong JEONG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Communicable disease;
Surveillance;
Sentinel surveillance
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Communicable Disease Control;
Communicable Diseases*;
Communicable Diseases, Emerging;
Jurisprudence;
Malaria;
Sentinel Surveillance;
Vaccines
- From:Journal of the Korean Medical Association
2002;45(6):750-764
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Communicable diseases are a continuing menace to all people. Although some diseases have been conquered by antibiotics and vaccines, new ones are constantly emerging (such as HIV/AIDS, Legionnaires' disease), while others re-emerging (such as malaria, shigellosis). In 2000, the communicable disease control law had been amended to cope with emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. The important amendatory contents are revision of statutory communicable diseases (3 class, 29 → 5 groups,63), shortening of the reporting time(group I,II,IV, immediately ; group III, V, within 7 days), and introduction of sentinel surveillance system, EDI reporting system, and reporting criteria.
