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Clinical assessment is a neglected component of outbreak preparedness: evidence from refugee camps in Greece

Abstract Background Refugees may have an increased vulnerability to infectious diseases, and the consequences of an outbreak are more severe in a refugee camp. When an outbreak is suspected, access to clinical information is critical for investigators to verify that an outbreak is occurring, to dete...

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Main Authors: Amanda M. Rojek, Kassiani Gkolfinopoulou, Apostolos Veizis, Angeliki Lambrou, Lyndsey Castle, Theano Georgakopoulou, Karl Blanchet, Takis Panagiotopoulos, Peter W. Horby, The Epidemic Diseases Research Group field team
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Refugee
Outbreak
Infectious disease
Syndromic surveillance
Epidemic
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1015-9
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