An epidemiological practice in which the occurrence and spread of disease in a population is continuously monitored in order to track its pattern of progression, predict and observe outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics, and limit the harm they cause, while building knowledge of the factors that contribute to them. A central component of modern disease surveillance is case reporting, in which individual diagnosed cases are recorded and aggregated so that public health authorities can see patterns as they emerge. Historically, case counts were gathered largely from hospitals, which saw most occurrences, and then collated and eventually published; modern communication technology has changed this considerably, letting organizations such as the World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report cases and deaths from significant diseases within days, and sometimes within hours, of their occurrence, reflecting considerable public pressure for this information to be made available quickly and accurately.
Facts
Origin YearSourced to the subject's own accountMarks the WHO International Health Regulations mandatory international disease reporting requirement; national disease reporting systems existed earlier. Practice ClassSourced to the subject's own accountEpidemiology, disease monitoring 1 Classification
Practice ClassSourced to the subject's own accountPreventive or Public Health Practice 1 Connections
Associated With
Isolation as an outbreak-response containment measure is directly triggered by and dependent on disease surveillance case-detection, a direct real-world practice-to-practice link.
In Branch
This atlas's own DataBrief names surveillance, outbreak investigation and disease frequency measures as the Epidemiology branch's own population practice.
Practice Delivered By Program
Source Wikipedia: EXPAND-TB
Source pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: a unique, holistic and pioneering approach to drug procurement and management
Source kncvtbplus.com: Who we are (KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation)
Source kuhes.ac.mw: Malawi National TB and Leprosy Elimination Programme Releases Tuberculosis and Leprosy Guidelines
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Disease surveillance
WikipediaDisease surveillance article, lead paragraph, first sentence
Disease surveillance is an epidemiological practice by which the spread of disease is monitored in order to establish patterns of progression.
Disease surveillance article, Mandatory reporting section
Since 1969, WHO has required that all cases of the following diseases
Program classification, entity description sentence
An epidemiological practice in which the occurrence and spread of disease in a population is continuously monitored in order to track its pattern of progression, predict and observe outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics, and limit the harm they cause, while building knowledge of the factors that contribute to them.
View the Source Journal of Global Health, congenital syphilis background
Practice Delivered By Program: WHO Global Initiative for the Elimination of Congenital Syphilis, Page textQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: WHO Global Initiative for the Elimination of Congenital Syphilis, Page text
Using a pre-existing surveillance system, we were able to identify 4 countries that have reported reaching the WHO syphilis service coverage targets for validation of elimination of vertical transmission of syphilis for both testing and treatment of maternal syphilis in 2016-2017.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: a unique, holistic and pioneering approach to drug procurement and management
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govPractice Delivered By Program: Global Drug Facility, Page text, program-kind-practiceQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: Global Drug Facility, Page text, program-kind-practice
While the kits do not represent a new tool for diagnosing TB, they are expected to serve as an effective interim measure to improve case finding until rapid diagnostic tools are available.
Wikipedia: EXPAND-TB
WikipediaPractice Delivered By Program: EXPAND-TB, Lead sectionQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: EXPAND-TB, Lead section
EXPAND-TB (Expanding Access to New Diagnostics for TB) is a UNITAID-funded project launched in 2009, which aims to increase access to tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic tests in 27 endemic countries.
kncvtbplus.com: Who we are (KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation)
kncvtbplus.comPractice Delivered By Program: KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Page textQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Page text
KNCV does TB surveillance and surveillance systems, epidemiological modeling, mobile and digital health solutions, health systems strengthening (including human resources for health, CME, e-learning, and blended learning programs), decentralized financing of integrated TB programming, and increasing access for vulnerable groups, including programming to address discrimination and stigma.
afro.who.int: Zimbabwe on track to achieve the 2020 Global End TB Strategy milestones
afro.who.intPractice Delivered By Program: Zimbabwe National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Page textQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: Zimbabwe National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Page text
The Ministry of Health and Child Care’s (MoHCC) National TB Programme (NTP) has scaled up TB diagnosis using the WHO recommended Rapid diagnostic tests with 87% coverage, introduced shorter and safer preventive TB treatment regimens, introduced child friendly formulations and a shorter all oral (injection free) treatment regimen for treating MDR-TB.
pattayamail.com: Thai DDC pushes forward TB eradication plans
pattayamail.comPractice Delivered By Program: Thailand National Tuberculosis Programme, Page textQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: Thailand National Tuberculosis Programme, Page text
DDC Director General Dr Thares Krasanairawiwong emphasized the importance of pushing the campaign since Thailand is among the 30 countries with the highest number of tuberculosis cases, at around 100,000 new cases and 12,000 fatalities reported every year.
kuhes.ac.mw: Malawi National TB and Leprosy Elimination Programme Releases Tuberculosis and Leprosy Guidelines
kuhes.ac.mwPractice Delivered By Program: Malawi National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Elimination Programme, Page textQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: Malawi National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Elimination Programme, Page text
Overall, the ninth edition of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Guidelines represents a significant step forward in Malawi’s public health efforts, aiming to build a TB and leprosy-free future for the nation.
cdc.gov: The Global Polio Eradication Initiative Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) Program (MMWR)
cdc.govPractice Delivered By Program: Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) Program, Page textQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) Program, Page text
With the declaration of polio eradication as a programmatic emergency by the World Health Assembly in 2012, the number of STOP volunteers deployed increased from 90-120 per year during 1999-2011 to 287 in 2012 and 371 in 2013 ( Figure ); the number of volunteer person-months in the field per year increased from 273 in 1999 to 1,456 in 2012.
reports.cartercenter.org: The Carter Center At a Glance
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Leading an eradication campaign that has reduced the incidence of Guinea worm disease from an estimated 3.5 million human cases in 1986 to just 14 in 2023
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