The early warning and response systems in Syria: A functionality and alert threshold assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

this study aims to provide an updated evaluation of the functional characteristics of the two Early Warning Systems (EWS) in Syria, EWARS (Early Warning, Alert, and Response System) and EWARN (Early Warning, Alert, and Response Network), and to test different alert threshold methods using World Health Organization guidelines against the data of selected diseases.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of EWARN and EWARS surveillance data assessed functional characteristics. The World Health Organization alert thresholds for measles, acute bloody diarrhea, acute jaundice syndrome, and severe acute respiratory infections were tested using three methods. Sensitivity, specificity, and Youden index determined threshold suitability for each syndrome.

Results

The annual

SUBMITTER: Alhaffar MBA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795629 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature