Early detection for cases of enterovirus- and influenza-like illness through a newly established school-based syndromic surveillance system in Taipei, January 2010 ~ August 2011.

School children may transmit pathogens with cluster cases occurring on campuses and in families. In response to the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, Taipei City Government officials developed a School-based Infectious Disease Syndromic Surveillance System (SID-SSS). Teachers and nurses from prescho...

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Main Authors: Ting Chia Weng, Ta Chien Chan, Hsien Tang Lin, Chia Kun Jasper Chang, Wen Wen Wang, Zheng Rong Tiger Li, Hao-Yuan Cheng, Yu-Roo Chu, Allen Wen-Hsiang Chiu, Muh-Yong Yen, Chwan-Chuen King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4398411?pdf=render