Infectious disease surveillance for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

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 multisource surveillance systems. Thes...

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Veröffentlicht in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2012-08, Vol.17 (31), p.1
Hauptverfasser: Severi, E, Heinsbroek, E, Watson, C, Catchpole, M
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Zusammenfassung: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 multisource 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.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/ese.17.31.20232-en