Piloting an event-based surveillance model in private hospitals for early detection of disease clusters, Kerala, India.

ABSTRACT: Background & objectives Event-based surveillance (EBS) is a critical component of early warning systems for detecting and responding to infectious disease outbreaks. While EBS is widely used in public health settings, its integration into private healthcare facilities remains limited. This study undertook to pilot an EBS in private hospitals in Kasaragod, Kerala and to assess its added value in early detection of disease clusters. Methods Clinical nurses abstracted the data on hospitalisation dates, places of residence, and presenting illnesses from case records of patients with acute febrile illness (AFI) admitted in six private hospitals. A software algorithm analysed the data to identify spatiotemporal clustering of case-patients or deaths (signals), for syndromes of interest [acute feb

SUBMITTER: Vaman RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11878695 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature