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Study number, author,
year country
Disease(s), Disease specific system +/ -
Study* Level of Method of reporting** reporting***
Reporting Delay described #
Predefined timeframe
Timely according predefined timeframe? S-P-I ##
Timely according standardized timeframe? S-P-I ##
43. Troppy et al. 2014, US, Massachusetts 55
Several ID Several ID Several ID Hepatitis A (-) 6 ID
E Level 1 Mandatory
Automated ELR, EHealthR
D4
Not available
n.a.
D4: I
44. Vogt et al. 2006, US, Colorado 15
E Level 1, L2 Mandatory
E (CERDS in LHD) or C: Fax, e-mail, phone
D2 (spe- ci-men ol-lec- tion rep)
24h or 7 day, depend- ing on disease
D2: ≤ 1 day: I, ≤ 7 days: S
D2: S
45. Ward et al. 2005, Netherlands 10
E Level 1,2,3 Mandatory
L1: C fax, phone, e-mail. L2-3: C -> E: ELR
D1, D4-D5 D3, D4-D5 D1 D3P,4,5 D3X
D4-5: as soon as possible.
D4-5: P D3P: S
D4-5: S
46. Xiaqiang et al. 2011, China, Yunnan 56
E Level 1,2, 3 Mandatory
Online, real-time web-based report- ing.
D3 <1 day, D4: < 1 day
D3P: S
47. Yoo et al. 2009, Republic of Korea 16
E Level 1,2, 3 Mandatory
E: Electronic re- porting system
D3,4,5: either < 1 day or < 7 days (depending on ID)
D3P, 4, 5 ≤ 1 day: P,
≤ 7 days: S
D3P, D4: P, D5: S
48. Zucs et al. 2005 Germany 57
Several ID
E Level 1, 2 Mandatory
L2-L3: E: ERS, L1: C:
D3X within 24h
D3X: S
D3X: S
(1)
Notification system
*: E = Evaluation, I = Intervention,
**: L1: physician and/or laboratory to local health department (LHD); L2: LHD to regional health department (RHD); L3: RHD to na- tional health authority (NHA).
***: Method of reporting: C: Conventional (postal mail, fax, telephone, e-mail), E: Electronic (webbased applications, f.e. (automated) electronic laboratory reporting)). MR: mobile phone reporting
#: See Figure 1. D3 P/X: notification delay either by physician or by laboratory to local health department, ##: S: sufficient; P: partly sufficient; I: insufficient
a: IP: incubation periods, b: n.a.: not applicable