Review:
Disease Surveillance
overall review score: 4.5
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score is between 0 and 5
Disease surveillance is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data regarding health-related events for use in public health action to reduce morbidity and mortality and to improve health.
Key Features
- Data collection
- Analysis and interpretation
- Dissemination of information
- Public health action
Pros
- Early detection of outbreaks
- Monitoring of disease trends
- Guiding public health interventions
Cons
- Privacy concerns
- Resource-intensive
- Potential for misinformation or misinterpretation of data