Open AccessThe EUVAC-NET survey: national pertussis surveillance systems in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland
Author(s) -
Schmidt Je,
AE Tozzi,
Lucilla Ravà,
S Glismann
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.06.06.00205-en
Subject(s) - european union , vaccination , medicine , environmental health , vaccination schedule , member states , schedule , homogeneous , demography , immunization , business , immunology , computer science , thermodynamics , physics , antigen , sociology , economic policy , operating system
A questionnaire was mailed out to member states of the European Union (EU) plus Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland, to inquire about the type of information routinely recorded in national pertussis surveillance systems. Information was requested on surveillance methods, type of information recorded for cases of pertussis, vaccination schedule, type of vaccine used, and methods for estimating vaccination coverage. Local surveillance methods, vaccination strategies, and methods to estimate vaccination coverage were found to differ widely across the participating countries.