Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in the WHO (World Health Organization) African Region: Booklet Two: Sections 4,5, 6, and 7; Third Edition

Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa. Published: 5/2019. This 167-page document provides four sections of the third edition of the Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in the WHO African Region, which recommend thresholds for action on priority diseases, public health events, and conditions, and for responding to alerts. The sections are Section 4: Investigate suspected outbreaks and other public health events; Section 5: Prepare to respond to outbreaks and other public health events; Section 6: Respond to outbreaks and public health events; and Section 7: Risk communication. (PDF)
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