scholarly journals A review of infectious disease surveillance to inform public health action against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Larsen ◽  
Rachel E. Dinero ◽  
Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy ◽  
Hyatt Green ◽  
Sandra Lane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Public Health Action ◽  
Infectious Disease Surveillance ◽  
Genetic Sequencing ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Infected People

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic exposed the inadequacy of infectious disease surveillance throughout the US and other countries. Isolation and contact tracing to identify all infected people are key public health interventions necessary to control infectious disease outbreaks. However, these activities are dependent upon the surveillance platform to identify infections quickly. A robust surveillance platform can also reinforce community adherence to behavioral interventions such as social distancing. In situations where contact tracing is feasible, all suspected cases and contacts of confirmed cases must be tested for a SARS-CoV-2 infection and effectively isolated. At the community level wastewater surveillance can identify areas where transmission is or is not occurring, and genetic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 can help to elucidate the intensity of transmission independent of the number of known cases and hospitalizations. State and county public health departments should improve the infectious disease surveillance platform whilst the public is practicing social distancing. These enhanced surveillance activities are necessary to contain the epidemic once the curve has been sufficiently flattened in highly burdened areas, and to prevent escalation in areas where transmission is minimal.

scholarly journals International infectious disease surveillance during the London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: process and outcomes

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Jones ◽  
J Lawrence ◽  
L Payne Hallström ◽  
J Mantero ◽  
H Kirkbride ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Infectious Disease Surveillance ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Travel Health ◽  
And Control ◽  
Paralympic Games

Surveillance for possible international infectious disease threats to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, United Kingdom, was conducted from 2 July to 12 September 2012 by a collaborative team comprising representatives from the Health Protection Agency (Public Health England since April 2013), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the National Travel Health Network and Centre. Team members enhanced their usual international surveillance activities and undertook joint risk assessments of incidents identified as relevant through an agreed set of criteria designed for the Games and using tools developed for this purpose. Although team members responded to a range of international disease incidents as part of their routine roles during this period, no incident was identified that represented a threat to the Games. Six incidents were highlighted by the team that were likely to attract media attention and hence could generate political and public concern. Responding to such concern is an important aspect of the overall public health management of mass gathering events. The lessons learned about the process and outcomes of the enhanced international surveillance will help inform planning by future hosts of similar events.

Electronic Health Record Use in Public Health Infectious Disease Surveillance, USA, 2018–2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah J. Willis ◽  
Noelle M. Cocoros ◽  
Liisa M. Randall ◽  
Aileen M. Ochoa ◽  
Gillian Haney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Electronic Health Record ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Health Record ◽  
Infectious Disease Surveillance ◽  
Electronic Health

scholarly journals New eyes: improving Europe’s infectious disease surveillance

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
D O’Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Public Health Intervention ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Infectious Disease Surveillance ◽  
Microbiological Data

This edition of Eurosurveillance contains reports of infectious disease surveillance systems from all corners of Europe. In some instances, routinely collected notifiable data coupled with microbiological data can provide sufficient information to allow appropriate public health intervention.

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