Event-based surveillance in north-western Ethiopia: experience and lessons learnt in the field

• Autori principali: Yumi Toyama (Autore), Masaki Ota (Autore), Belay Bezabih Beyene (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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This study piloted an event-based surveillance system at the health centre (HC) level in Ethiopia. The system collects rumours in the community and registers them in rumour logbooks to record events of disease outbreaks and public health emergencies. Descriptive analysis was conducted on the events...