Digitalizing and Upgrading Severe Acute Respiratory Infections Surveillance in Malta: System Development.
John Paul CauchiMaria-Louise BorgAušra DžiugytėJessica AttardTanya MelilloGraziella ZahraChristopher BarbaraMichael SpiteriAllan DragoLuke ZammitJoseph DebonoJorgen SounessSteve AgiusSharon YoungAlan DimechIan ChetcutiMark CamenzuliIvan BorgNeville CallejaLorraine TaboneCharmaine GauciPauline VassalloJoaquin BaruchPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2022)
The implementation of enhanced SARI surveillance in Malta was completed by the end of May 2021, allowing the monitoring of SARI incidence and patient characteristics. A future shift to register-based surveillance should improve SARI detection through automated processes.