The Challenge of Mortality Surveillance in Pandemics—Imperfect Perceptions of Reality.

The author discusses a study by Khan and colleagues on the multiple system strategy by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for mortality surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include reason that the true incidences of disease and disease mortality at any given time...

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Publicado en:	American Journal of Public Health Vol. 114; no. 10; pp. 963 - 966
Autor principal:	Lee, Andrew C. K.
Formato:	Editorial
Publicado:	American Public Health Association Oct2024
Materias:	Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (U.S.) Communicable diseases Public health surveillance Interprofessional relations Misinformation Help-seeking behavior Public health COVID-19 pandemic Prevention of epidemics COVID-19 Health care teams
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Sumario:	The author discusses a study by Khan and colleagues on the multiple system strategy by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for mortality surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include reason that the true incidences of disease and disease mortality at any given time were difficult to determine with exact certainty, how the CDC's approach is compared with those used in other countries, and key questions that need to be answered.