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What types of surveillance exist?

Surveillance is a key tool used to detect outbreak. Watch Oliver Morgan explain more about the different types of surveillance.

Surveillance is key to detecting disease outbreaks. In this step Oliver Morgan (World Health Organization) presents an overview of different types of surveillance, data sources and how epidemic intelligence data are used in a continuous cycle for outbreak detection and response.

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Disease Outbreaks in Low and Middle Income Countries

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