Is the reporting timeliness gap for avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks in global health surveillance systems associated with country transparency?
BACKGROUND: This study aims to evaluate the length of time elapsed between reports of the same incidents related to avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks published by the WHO and ProMED-mail, the two major global health surveillance systems, before and after the amendment of the International Health Regulati...
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ftjeffersonuniv:oai:jdc.jefferson.edu:internalfp-1009 2023-05-15T15:34:16+02:00 Is the reporting timeliness gap for avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks in global health surveillance systems associated with country transparency? Tsai, Feng-Jen Tseng, Eva Chan, Chang-Chuan Tamashiro, Hiko Motamed, Sandrine Rougemont, André C 2013-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://jdc.jefferson.edu/internalfp/10 https://jdc.jefferson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=internalfp unknown Jefferson Digital Commons https://jdc.jefferson.edu/internalfp/10 https://jdc.jefferson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=internalfp Division of Internal Medicine Faculty Papers & Presentations Animals Birds Disclosure Disease Outbreaks Humans Influenza A Virus H1N1 Subtype Influenza in Birds Influenza Human Population Surveillance Time Factors World Health World Health Organization Environmental Public Health International Public Health Public Health article 2013 ftjeffersonuniv 2022-11-07T18:16:41Z BACKGROUND: This study aims to evaluate the length of time elapsed between reports of the same incidents related to avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks published by the WHO and ProMED-mail, the two major global health surveillance systems, before and after the amendment of the International Health Regulations in 2005 (IHR 2005) and to explore the association between country transparency and this timeliness gap. METHODS: We recorded the initial release dates of each report related to avian flu or H1N1 listed on the WHO Disease Outbreak News site and the matching outbreak report from ProMED-mail, a non-governmental program for monitoring emerging diseases, from 2003 to the end of June 2009. The timeliness gap was calculated as the difference in days between the report release dates of the matching outbreaks in the WHO and ProMED-mail systems. Civil liberties scores were collected as indicators of the transparency of each country. The Human Development Index and data indicating the density of physicians and nurses were collected to reflect countries' development and health workforce statuses. Then, logistic regression was performed to determine the correlation between the timeliness gap and civil liberties, human development, and health workforce status, controlling for year. RESULTS: The reporting timeliness gap for avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks significantly decreased after 2003. On average, reports were posted 4.09 (SD = 7.99) days earlier by ProMED-mail than by the WHO. Countries with partly free (OR = 5.77) and free civil liberties scores (OR = 10.57) had significantly higher likelihoods of longer timeliness gaps than non-free countries. Similarly, countries with very high human development status had significantly higher likelihoods of longer timeliness gaps than countries with middle or low human development status (OR = 5.30). However, no association between the timeliness gap and health workforce density was found. CONCLUSION: The study found that the adoption of IHR 2005, which contributed to countries' awareness ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Avian flu Jefferson Digital Commons (Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia) |
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Animals Birds Disclosure Disease Outbreaks Humans Influenza A Virus H1N1 Subtype Influenza in Birds Influenza Human Population Surveillance Time Factors World Health World Health Organization Environmental Public Health International Public Health Public Health Tsai, Feng-Jen Tseng, Eva Chan, Chang-Chuan Tamashiro, Hiko Motamed, Sandrine Rougemont, André C Is the reporting timeliness gap for avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks in global health surveillance systems associated with country transparency? |
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BACKGROUND: This study aims to evaluate the length of time elapsed between reports of the same incidents related to avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks published by the WHO and ProMED-mail, the two major global health surveillance systems, before and after the amendment of the International Health Regulations in 2005 (IHR 2005) and to explore the association between country transparency and this timeliness gap. METHODS: We recorded the initial release dates of each report related to avian flu or H1N1 listed on the WHO Disease Outbreak News site and the matching outbreak report from ProMED-mail, a non-governmental program for monitoring emerging diseases, from 2003 to the end of June 2009. The timeliness gap was calculated as the difference in days between the report release dates of the matching outbreaks in the WHO and ProMED-mail systems. Civil liberties scores were collected as indicators of the transparency of each country. The Human Development Index and data indicating the density of physicians and nurses were collected to reflect countries' development and health workforce statuses. Then, logistic regression was performed to determine the correlation between the timeliness gap and civil liberties, human development, and health workforce status, controlling for year. RESULTS: The reporting timeliness gap for avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks significantly decreased after 2003. On average, reports were posted 4.09 (SD = 7.99) days earlier by ProMED-mail than by the WHO. Countries with partly free (OR = 5.77) and free civil liberties scores (OR = 10.57) had significantly higher likelihoods of longer timeliness gaps than non-free countries. Similarly, countries with very high human development status had significantly higher likelihoods of longer timeliness gaps than countries with middle or low human development status (OR = 5.30). However, no association between the timeliness gap and health workforce density was found. CONCLUSION: The study found that the adoption of IHR 2005, which contributed to countries' awareness ... |
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Tsai, Feng-Jen Tseng, Eva Chan, Chang-Chuan Tamashiro, Hiko Motamed, Sandrine Rougemont, André C |
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Is the reporting timeliness gap for avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks in global health surveillance systems associated with country transparency? |
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Is the reporting timeliness gap for avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks in global health surveillance systems associated with country transparency? |
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Is the reporting timeliness gap for avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks in global health surveillance systems associated with country transparency? |
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Is the reporting timeliness gap for avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks in global health surveillance systems associated with country transparency? |
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Is the reporting timeliness gap for avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks in global health surveillance systems associated with country transparency? |
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is the reporting timeliness gap for avian flu and h1n1 outbreaks in global health surveillance systems associated with country transparency? |
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