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- Title
Real-Time Surveillance in Emergencies Using the Early Warning Alert and Response Network.
- Authors
Cordes, Kristina M.; Cookson, Susan T.; Boyd, Andrew T.; Hardy, Colleen; Malik, Mamunur Rahman; Mala, Peter; El Tahir, Khalid; Everard, Marthe; Jasiem, Mohamad; Husain, Farah
- Abstract
Humanitarian emergencies often result in population displacement and increase the risk for transmission of communicable diseases. To address the increased risk for outbreaks during humanitarian emergencies, the World Health Organization developed the Early Warning Alert and Response Network (EWARN) for early detection of epidemic-prone diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has worked with the World Health Organization, ministries of health, and other partners to support EWARN through the implementation and evaluation of these systems and the development of standardized guidance. Although protocols have been developed for the implementation and evaluation of EWARN, a need persists for standardized training and additional guidance on supporting these systems remotely when access to affected areas is restricted. Continued collaboration between partners and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for surveillance during emergencies is necessary to strengthen capacity and support global health security.
- Subjects
PUBLIC health surveillance; MEDICAL emergencies; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; COMMUNICABLE disease diagnosis; WORLD Health Organization; CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.)
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, Vol 23, pS131
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2313.170446