Abstract
We assessed a media-based public health surveillance system in Bangladesh during 2010-2011. The system is a highly effective, low-cost, locally appropriate, and sustainable outbreak detection tool that could be used in other low-income, resource-poor settings to meet the capacity for surveillance outlined in the International Health Regulations 2005.
Keywords:
Bangladesh; disease outbreaks; infectious diseases; newspapers; public health; surveillance; television.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Anthrax / diagnosis
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Anthrax / epidemiology
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Bangladesh / epidemiology
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Cost-Benefit Analysis*
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Diarrhea / diagnosis
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Diarrhea / epidemiology
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Disease Notification / economics*
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Disease Notification / statistics & numerical data
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Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
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Foodborne Diseases / diagnosis
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Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology
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Global Health / economics
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Humans
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International Cooperation
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Public Health / economics*
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Public Health / methods
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Public Health Surveillance / methods*
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Rabies / diagnosis
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Rabies / epidemiology