| T251 |
340-1268 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
• Developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for rapid establishment of active surveillance if an incident occurs • Simplification of case data • Any changes that may be needed to reporting procedures • Any factors affecting the host nation's reporting under the IHR (2005), such as relevant domestic and international detection and reporting requirements for the host nation, as well as the surveillance, inspection and medical examination rights and obligations of other states that may be receiving international travellers or transport from the host nation • Surveillance in countries where systems are less well developed • Value of a symptomatic approach to rapid surveillance (for more information on this, see the examples drawn from the experience of the Athens Olympics mentioned elsewhere in this document) • Identification and training of surge capacity teams for surveillance and epidemiological investigation. |
