Approaches to the evaluation of outbreak detection methods

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An increasing number of methods are being developed for the early detection of infectious disease outbreaks which could be naturally occurring or as a result of bioterrorism; however, no standardised framework for examining the usefu...

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Main Authors: Dailey Lynne, Hall Robert G, Eagleson Serryn, Watkins Rochelle E, Plant Aileen J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/263