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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
versão impressa ISSN 1679-4974versão On-line ISSN 2237-9622
Resumo
BARATA, Rita Barradas. Epidemiological surveillance: a brief history and the experiences of the United States and the state of São Paulo. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2022, vol.31, n.2, e2021115. Epub 07-Jun-2022. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s2237-962220220002000028.
Objective
The objective of this narrative review was to list some historical aspects of epidemiological surveillance, a technological intervention model initially designed to help control communicable diseases in the last century.
Methods
This narrative was built based on texts selected to record the development of epidemiological surveillance in the United States and in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Results
The origins of some of the actions that constitute epidemiological surveillance activities are presented, as well as a brief history of the establishment of the originally named Center for Disease Control, a United States agency that is held up as an example in relation to the way surveillance has been performed, practically all over the world. Likewise, we outline the paths that led to the establishment of the surveillance system in the state of São Paulo, drawing some parallels with the Brazilian system.
Conclusion
The narrative concludes with a conceptual differentiation between epidemiological surveillance, monitoring and health surveillance.
Palavras-chave : Epidemiological Monitoring; Disease Outbreaks; Epidemics; History.