Data quality and timeliness of outbreak reporting system among countries in Greater Mekong subregion: Challenges for international data sharing.

ABSTRACT: Cross-border disease transmission is a key challenge for prevention and control of outbreaks. Variation in surveillance structure and national guidelines used in different countries can affect their data quality and the timeliness of outbreak reports. This study aimed to evaluate timeliness and data quality of national outbreak reporting for four countries in the Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance network (MBDS). Data on disease outbreaks occurring from 2010 to 2015 were obtained from the national disease surveillance reports of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Data included total cases, geographical information, and dates at different timeline milestones in the outbreak detection process. Nine diseases or syndromes with public health importance were selected for the analysis includ

SUBMITTER: Lawpoolsri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5937798 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature