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Is passive surveillance always insensitive? An evaluation of shigellosis surveillance in Oklahoma
J R Harkess1, B A Gildon, P W Archer
1Division of Field Services, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA.
American Journal of Epidemiology
|October 1, 1988
Abstract:
The authors studied the reporting of shigellosis in Oklahoma to evaluate the sensitivity of the state-based passive surveillance system for shigellosis. They found that passive surveillance for shigellosis can be more sensitive than has been previously observed. Laboratory-based reporting was found to be far superior to reporting by physicians.