Establishing an epidemiological surveillance system for communicable diseases in sentinel areas
- Author:
Tien Kim Nguyen Thi
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
communicable disease
- MeSH:
Communicable Diseases;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;10(4):26-33
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
After one year study in Hung Ha district (Thai Binh province) and Cai Lay district (Tien Giang province) from November 1997 to October 1998, the experimental active surveillance system was successfully established in both organizational and technical aspects at the study sites. It is proved that establishing the active surveillance system is necessary and useful in terms of controlling effectively outbreak of communicable diseases. It provides the accurate, complete, and punctual data, so that the epidemic control will be performed timely and effectively. This active surveillance system should be expanded to the other sites
