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Euro Surveill. Infectious disease surveillance for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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E Severi<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP><SUP>,3</SUP>, E Heinsbroek<SUP>2</SUP><SUP>,3</SUP><SUP>,4</SUP>, C Watson<SUP>3</SUP><SUP>,4</SUP>, M Catchpole (
)<SUP>4</SUP>, HPA Olympics Surveillance Work Group<SUP>5</SUP>
Citation style for this article: Severi E, Heinsbroek E, Watson C, Catchpole M, HPA Olympics Surveillance Work Group. Infectious disease surveillance for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(31):pii=20232. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=20232
Date of submission: 05 July 2012 <HR>The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be one of the largest mass gathering events in British history. In order to minimise potential infectious disease threats related to the event, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has set up a suite of robust and multi-source surveillance systems. These include enhancements of already established systems (notification of infectious diseases, local and regional reporting, laboratory surveillance, mortality surveillance, international surveillance, and syndromic surveillance in primary care), as well as new systems created for the Games (syndromic surveillance in emergency departments and out-of-hours/unscheduled care, undiagnosed serious infectious illness surveillance). Enhanced existing and newly established surveillance systems will continue after the Games or will be ready for future reactivation should the need arise. In addition to the direct improvements to surveillance, the strengthening of relationships with national and international stakeholders will constitute a major post-Games legacy for the HPA.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 31, 02 August 2012
Perspectives
Infectious disease surveillance for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Perspectives
Infectious disease surveillance for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
E Severi<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP><SUP>,3</SUP>, E Heinsbroek<SUP>2</SUP><SUP>,3</SUP><SUP>,4</SUP>, C Watson<SUP>3</SUP><SUP>,4</SUP>, M Catchpole (
- Health Protection Agency, South East Regional Epidemiology Unit, London, United Kingdom
- European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
- These authors contributed equally to this work
- Health Protection Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom
- Members of the group are listed at the end of the article
Citation style for this article: Severi E, Heinsbroek E, Watson C, Catchpole M, HPA Olympics Surveillance Work Group. Infectious disease surveillance for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(31):pii=20232. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=20232
Date of submission: 05 July 2012 <HR>The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be one of the largest mass gathering events in British history. In order to minimise potential infectious disease threats related to the event, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has set up a suite of robust and multi-source surveillance systems. These include enhancements of already established systems (notification of infectious diseases, local and regional reporting, laboratory surveillance, mortality surveillance, international surveillance, and syndromic surveillance in primary care), as well as new systems created for the Games (syndromic surveillance in emergency departments and out-of-hours/unscheduled care, undiagnosed serious infectious illness surveillance). Enhanced existing and newly established surveillance systems will continue after the Games or will be ready for future reactivation should the need arise. In addition to the direct improvements to surveillance, the strengthening of relationships with national and international stakeholders will constitute a major post-Games legacy for the HPA.