Cel Background A crucial goal of infectious disease surveillance is the early detection of epidemics, which is essential for disease control. In China, the current surveillance system is based on confirmed case reports and only covers notifiable diseases. In rural China, it is not practical for health units to perform laboratory tests to confirm disease and people are more likely to get 'old' and emerging infectious diseases due to poor living conditions and closer contacts with wild animals and poultry. Syndromic surveillance which collects non-specific syndromes before diagnosis has great advantages in promoting the early detection of epidemics and reducing the necessities of disease confirmation. It will be especially effective for surveillance in resource poor settings. Objectives The objective is to improve the early detection of epidemics in rural China by integrating syndromic surveillance with case report surveillance system. This involves three main phases: (1) the development of an integrated surveillance system; (2) the implementation of this system; (3) the evaluation of this system. This project will contribute to knowledge, experience and evidence with regard to the development and implementation of an integrated surveillance system for the early warning of epidemics in similar settings. Methods This is an intervention study. The intervention tool will be an integrated surveillance system, combining syndromic surveillance with the existing case report surveillance in four selected counties in China. In order to evaluate the early warning capability of the new added syndromic surveillance, the timelines and validity of the alert signals triggered from syndromic surveillance will be compared against those from corresponding case report surveillance (as a reference) for the same region and time period. The acceptability, feasibility and economic evaluation of the whole integrated surveillance system will be conducted in a before and after study design. Dziedzina nauki medycyna i nauki o zdrowiunauki o zdrowiuchoroby zakaźne Program(-y) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Temat(-y) HEALTH-2009-4.3.2-3 - Integration of Disease Surveillance and Health Systems Response (SICA) Zaproszenie do składania wniosków FP7-HEALTH-2009-single-stage Zobacz inne projekty w ramach tego zaproszenia System finansowania CP-FP-SICA - Small/medium-scale focused research project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries(SICA) Koordynator KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET Adres Nobels vag 5 17177 Stockholm Szwecja Zobacz na mapie Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Kontakt administracyjny Anna-Britta Karlsson Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Wkład UE Brak danych Uczestnicy (4) Sortuj alfabetycznie Sortuj według wkładu UE Rozwiń wszystko Zwiń wszystko HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Chiny Wkład UE € 751 102,00 Adres Luoyu road 1037 hubei 430074 Wuhan Zobacz na mapie Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Kontakt administracyjny Shaofa Nie (Prof.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Środki z innych źródeł Brak danych FUDAN UNIVERSITY Chiny Wkład UE € 846 121,00 Adres Handan road 220 200433 Shanghai Zobacz na mapie Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Kontakt administracyjny Biao Xu (Prof.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Środki z innych źródeł Brak danych UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM HEIDELBERG Niemcy Wkład UE € 456 195,00 Adres Im neuenheimer feld 672 69120 Heidelberg Zobacz na mapie Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Kontakt administracyjny Thorsten Brietz (Mr.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Środki z innych źródeł Brak danych FUTURE POSITION X IDEELL FORENING Szwecja Wkład UE € 124 175,00 Adres Nobelvagen 2 80133 Gavle Zobacz na mapie Region Norra Sverige Norra Mellansverige Gävleborgs län Rodzaj działalności Other Kontakt administracyjny Bengt Julin (Mr.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Środki z innych źródeł Brak danych