Introduction Timely notification of infectious diseases is crucial for prompt response by public
health services. Adequate notification systems facilitate timely notification. A systematic …

Background The early detection of infectious disease outbreaks can reduce the ultimate size
of the outbreak, with lower overall morbidity and mortality due to the disease. Numerous …

Background Timely reporting of infectious disease cases to public health authorities is
essential to effective public health response. To evaluate the timeliness of reporting to the …

Background A timely detection of outbreaks through surveillance is needed in order to
prevent future pandemics. However, current surveillance systems may not be prepared to …

Background Most public health agencies expect reporting of diseases to be initiated by
hospital, laboratory or clinic staff even though so-called passive approaches are known to …

Background Timeliness is a key performance measure of public health surveillance systems.
Timeliness can vary by disease, intended use of the data, and public health system level …

The extent to which reporting delays should be reduced to gain substantial improvement in
outbreak control is unclear. We developed a model to quantitatively assess reporting …

Objectives Diagnostic delays are a major source of morbidity and mortality. Despite the
adverse outcomes associated with diagnostic delays, few studies have examined the …

Background As the global population soars, human behaviours are increasing the risk of
epidemics. Objective performance evaluation of outbreak responses requires that metrics of …

Background With the increase of international travels, infectious disease control is gaining a
greater importance across regional borders. Adequate surveillance system function is …