Implementation of Syndromic Surveillance Systems in Two Rural Villages in Senegal.

• Main Authors: Cédric Abat (Author), Philippe Colson (Author), Hervé Chaudet (Author), Jean-Marc Rolain (Author), Hubert Bassene (Author), Aldiouma Diallo (Author), Oleg Mediannikov (Author), Florence Fenollar (Author), Didier Raoult (Author), Cheikh Sokhna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Infectious diseases still represent a major challenge for humanity. In this context, their surveillance is critical. From 2010 to 2016, two Point-Of-Care (POC) laboratories have been successfully implemented in the rural Saloum region of Senegal. In parallel, a homemade syndromic surveillance system...