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Scientists at National Taiwan University, Institute of Epidemiology detail research in public health
March 11th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Establishing a nationwide emergency department-based syndromic surveillance system for better public health responses in Taiwan,' have been published. According to recent research published in the journal BMC Public Health, "With international concern over emerging infectious diseases (EID) and bioterrorist attacks, public health is being required to have early outbreak detection systems. A disease surveillance team was organized to establish a hospital emergency department-based syndromic surveillance system (ED-SSS) capable of automatically transmitting patient data electronically from the hospitals responsible for emergency care throughout...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-11)
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