Veterinary syndromic surveillance in practice: costs and benefits for governmental organizations

Background: We describe a veterinary syndromic surveillance system developed in Sweden based on laboratory test requests. Materials and methods: The system is a desktop application built using free software. Results: Development took 1 year. During the first year of operation, utility was demonstrat...

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Main Authors: Fernanda C. Dórea, Ann Lindberg, Marianne Elvander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-12-01
Series:Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
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Online Access:http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/article/view/29973/pdf_43