| The difficulties of early detection for infectious disease outbreak in China：A qualitative investigation |
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| 引用本文： | Weirong Yan,Yikai Zhou,Shen Wei,Huijuan Zhang. The difficulties of early detection for infectious disease outbreak in China：A qualitative investigation[J]. 南京医科大学学报(自然科学版), 2008, 28(1): 66-70 |
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| 作者姓名： | Weirong Yan Yikai Zhou Shen Wei Huijuan Zhang |
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| 作者单位： | [1]Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science＆Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China [2]MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science＆Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China |
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| 基金项目： | This study was supported by the Program ＂ombating with SARS and other infectious diseases＂ sponsored by Foreign Loan Office, Ministry of Health, China. |
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| 摘 要： | Objective： To make intensified analysis upon the existing difficulties in early detection for the infectious diseases outbreak in China and put forward some effective measures to improve it. Methods： Field investigation and in-depth interview were applied in 23 interviewees from different-level CDC. Results：The study findings suggest that although the timeliness of outbreak detection has been improved since SARS epidemic in China, some problems still exist, such as： ① lacking syndrome surveillance; ② report quality of infectious disease should be improved; ③ difficulties of identifying the cases at lower social economic status; ④a definite financial compensation mechanism for the operation of web-based report system is absent; ⑤insufficient information exchange among different branches. Conclusion：Some effective measures must be taken including developing syndrome surveillance system; affording more education and txaining for related staff; increasing payout on surveillance and establishing an information exchange platform for early detection of disease outbreak.
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| 关 键 词： | 传染病 疾病爆发 早期检测 定性研究 |
| 收稿时间： | 2007-10-12 |
The difficulties of early detection for infectious disease outbreak in China:A qualitative investigation |
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| Weirong Yan,Yikai Zhou,Shen Wei and Huijuan Zhang. The difficulties of early detection for infectious disease outbreak in China:A qualitative investigation[J]. Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Nanjing, 2008, 28(1): 66-70 |
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| Authors: | Weirong Yan Yikai Zhou Shen Wei Huijuan Zhang |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science&Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China;MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science&Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China;Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science&Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China;Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science&Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China |
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| Abstract: | Objective: To make intensified analysis upon the existing difficulties in early detection for the infectious diseases outbreak in China and put forward some effective measures to improve it. Methods: Field investigation and in-depth interview were applied in 23 interviewees from different-level CDC. Results:The study findings suggest that although the timeliness of outbreak detection has been improved since SARS epidemic in China, some problems still exist, such as: ① lacking syndrome surveillance; ② report quality of infectious disease should be improved; ③ difficulties of identifying the cases at lower social economic status; ④ a definite financial compensation mechanism for the operation of web-based report system is absent; ⑤ insufficient information exchange among different branches. Conclusion:Some effective measures must be taken including developing syndrome surveillance system; affording more education and training for related staff; increasing payout on surveillance and establishing an information exchange platform for early detection of disease outbreak. |
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| Keywords: | infectious disease outbreak early detection qualitative study |
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