Emergence of a Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Protocol for Extending Surveillance Used by the Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre and Public Health England

• Main Authors: de Lusignan, Simon (Author), Lopez Bernal, Jamie (Author), Zambon, Maria (Author), Akinyemi, Oluwafunmi (Author), Amirthalingam, Gayatri (Author), Andrews, Nick (Author), Borrow, Ray (Author), Byford, Rachel (Author), Charlett, André (Author), Dabrera, Gavin (Author), Ellis, Joanna (Author), Elliot, Alex J (Author), Feher, Michael (Author), Ferreira, Filipa (Author), Krajenbrink, Else (Author), Leach, Jonathan (Author), Linley, Ezra (Author), Liyanage, Harshana (Author), Okusi, Cecilia (Author), Ramsay, Mary (Author), Smith, Gillian (Author), Sherlock, Julian (Author), Thomas, Nicholas (Author), Tripathy, Manasa (Author), Williams, John (Author), Howsam, Gary (Author), Joy, Mark (Author), Hobbs, Richard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC) and Public Health England (PHE) have successfully worked together on the surveillance of influenza and other infectious diseases for over 50 years, including three previous pandemics. With the emergenc...