Timeliness of infectious disease reporting, the Netherlands, 2003 to 2017 : law change reduced reporting delay, disease identification delay is next
BackgroundTimely notification of infectious diseases is essential for effective disease control and needs regular evaluation.AimOur objective was to evaluate the effects that statutory adjustments in the Netherlands in 2008 and raising awareness during outbreaks had on notification timeliness.MethodsIn a retrospective analyses of routine surveillance data obtained between July 2003 and November 2017, delays between disease onset and laboratory confirmation (disease identification delay), between laboratory confirmation and notification to Municipal Health Services (notification delay) and betw... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
Schlagwörter: | disease notification / infectious disease reporting / outbreak control / surveillance system / timeliness / Epidemiology / Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health / Virology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26836113 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/389274 |