Using the two-source capture–recapture method to estimate the incidence and case ascertainment of congenital rubella syndrome in Australia, 1993–2013

Autor: Cheryl A Jones, Nicolee Martin, Michelle Butler, Gulam Khandaker, David N Durrheim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Scopus-Elsevier
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 34-37 (2016)
Popis: To verify rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) elimination, countries need to ensure that their surveillance systems are sufficiently sensitive to capture almost all cases. This study aims to estimate the incidence of CRS in Australia and the sensitivity of CRS case ascertainment in the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System.
Databáze: OpenAIRE