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Timeliness of Over-the-Counter Drug Sales as an Early Indicator of Community Disease Outbreaks in Hong Kong
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Overseas studies showed that increases in over-the-counter (OTC) drug sales might serve as an indicator of community disease outbreaks before they are detected by conventional surveillance systems. Using data collected… read more -
Use of Informatics for Understanding Disease Activity in Community
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Centre for Health Protection (CHP) plans to conduct a pilot project in developing a syndromic surveillance system using data from Emergency Departments (ED) in Hong Kong. This is part of the Communicable Disease Information System initiative, which… read more -
The Feasibility of Using Consultation Diagnosis at Emergency Departments for Syndromic Surveillance
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We conducted a study to examine the suitability of the data collected at the local emergency departments for use in syndromic surveillance. -
Enhancing Community Connectivity for Infectious Disease Surveillance in Child Care Centres in Hong Kong
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The Centre for Health Protection in Hong Kong has operated a sentinel surveillance system for infectious diseases at child care centre (CCC) since March 2004, among its multi-faceted disease surveillance systems. Forty-six CCCs have… read more