TY - JOUR
T1 - Surveillance of malaria in mainland Portugal in 2016 after the introduction of an electronic system
T2 - is it enough?
AU - Rita Miranda , Ferrão,
AU - Fronteira, I
AU - Rita Sá , Machado,
AU - Eduardo , Duarte,
PY - 2019/11/15
Y1 - 2019/11/15
N2 - Since 2014, imported cases of malaria have been notified by SINAVE, the Portuguese nationwide electronic surveillance system that replaced paper-based notification. Nevertheless, the disease is still believed to be under-reported. Completeness of notification of malaria cases in 2016 was estimated using a two-source capture-recapture method, with SINAVE and the Diagnostic-Related Group cases. Completeness of SINAVE and the diagnosis-related group sources was computed in 32.9% and 72.3%, respectively. The results confirm that malaria is under-reported and highlight the need for more effective notification strategies, especially given the risk of resurgence of locally acquired cases.
AB - Since 2014, imported cases of malaria have been notified by SINAVE, the Portuguese nationwide electronic surveillance system that replaced paper-based notification. Nevertheless, the disease is still believed to be under-reported. Completeness of notification of malaria cases in 2016 was estimated using a two-source capture-recapture method, with SINAVE and the Diagnostic-Related Group cases. Completeness of SINAVE and the diagnosis-related group sources was computed in 32.9% and 72.3%, respectively. The results confirm that malaria is under-reported and highlight the need for more effective notification strategies, especially given the risk of resurgence of locally acquired cases.
UR - https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article-abstract/30/1/142/5613228?redirectedFrom=fulltext
U2 - 10.1093/eurpub/ckz204
DO - 10.1093/eurpub/ckz204
M3 - Article
C2 - 31688908
VL - Vol. 30
SP - 142
EP - 143
JO - The European Journal of Public Health
JF - The European Journal of Public Health
SN - 1101-1262
IS - n.º 1
ER -