The surveillance of communicable diseases in the European Union – a long-term strategy (2008-2013)

A Amato-Gauci; A Ammon

doi:10.2807/ese.13.26.18912-en

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The surveillance of communicable diseases in the European Union – a long-term strategy (2008-2013)

A Amato-Gauci¹, A Ammon¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Surveillance Unit, European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden

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Citation style for this article: Amato-Gauci A, Ammon A. The surveillance of communicable diseases in the European Union – a long-term strategy (2008-2013). Euro Surveill. 2008;13(26):pii=18912. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.26.18912-en Received: 22 May 2008

Abstract

This article presents the steps and considerations that led to the development of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control's (ECDC) long-term strategy for the surveillance of communicable diseases in the European Union (EU) for the years 2008 to 2013 [1]. Furthermore, it outlines the key features of the strategy that was approved by the ECDC's Management Board in December 2007. .