Syndromic Surveillance: Adapting Innovations to Developing Settings

Jean-Paul Chretien; Howard S Burkom; Endang R Sedyaningsih; Ria P Larasati; Andres G Lescano; Carmen C Mundaca; David L Blazes; Cesar V Munayco; Jacqueline S Coberly; Raj J Ashar; Sheri H Lewis

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050072

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Syndromic Surveillance: Adapting Innovations to Developing Settings

Jean-Paul Chretien ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Jean-Paul.Chretien@na.amedd.army.mil
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Howard S Burkom,
Endang R Sedyaningsih,
Ria P Larasati,
Andres G Lescano,
Carmen C Mundaca,
David L Blazes,
Cesar V Munayco,
Jacqueline S Coberly,
Raj J Ashar,
Sheri H Lewis

Syndromic Surveillance: Adapting Innovations to Developing Settings

Jean-Paul Chretien,
Howard S Burkom,
Endang R Sedyaningsih,
Ria P Larasati,
Andres G Lescano,
Carmen C Mundaca,
David L Blazes,
Cesar V Munayco,
Jacqueline S Coberly,
Raj J Ashar

Published: March 25, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050072

About the Authors

Jean-Paul Chretien: *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Jean-Paul.Chretien@na.amedd.army.mil
Howard S Burkom
Endang R Sedyaningsih
Ria P Larasati
Andres G Lescano
Carmen C Mundaca
David L Blazes
Cesar V Munayco
Jacqueline S Coberly
Raj J Ashar
Sheri H Lewis

Competing Interests

Raj Ashar holds a small joint account that owns stock in Cisco, Oracle, and Sun Microsystems. The account was opened when he was a minor, and he has not realized any benefit from it as an adult. He also holds shares in the Vanguard Health Care Fund (a mutual fund) through his employer's retirement account. The other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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