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Bird Flu: The Media and Syndromic Surveillance
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In the past, the media has served a source of data for syndromic surveillance of infectious disease, whether it is outbreaks of disease in animals or humans resulting in illness or death. More often than not, the reverse is true; data based on… read more… Contact, Cynthia F. Racer, MA, MPH Cyndi_genome2000@yahoo.com, or mail, c/o CRISIS, PO Box 4853, New York, NY 10185 … -
UPDATE: Bird Flu, the Media and Syndromic Surveillance, 2006-7
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While mass media coverage of bird flu often provides specific information that may prevent or contain the disease, it is often less than ideal; the public may become fearful and panic at the news of a potential outbreak of bird… read more… Contact, Cynthia F. Racer, MA, MPH Cyndi_genome2000@yahoo.com, Advances in Disease Surveillance 2008;5:55 …