Identifying outbreaks of sexually transmitted infection: who cares?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Current routine surveillance schemes for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United Kingdom (UK) are not designed for outbreak identification. Recognising STI outbreaks, therefore, depends almost entirely on the alertness o...

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Main Authors: Evans Meirion R, Werber Dirk, Rh Thomas Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/264