Abstract

LAGUARDIA, Josué  and  PENNA, Maria Lúcia. Case definition and epidemiological surveillance. Inf. Epidemiol. Sus [online]. 1999, vol.8, n.4, pp.63-66. ISSN 0104-1673.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S0104-16731999000400005.

The objective of this tecnical note is to present the importance of case definition in epidemiological surveillance, aiming its uniform use among health services. Standardized case definition is one of requirements for notification and investigation of mandatory reporting diseases in a national epidemiological surveillance system. It guarantees that cases of a disease being investigated in different place populations and time will be properly classified.

Keywords : Case Definition; Epidemiological Surveillance.

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