Syndromic Surveillance of Communicable Diseases in Mobile Clinics During the Arbaeenia Mass Gathering in Wassit Governorate, Iraq, in 2014: Cross-Sectional Study.

Faris Lami Wejdan Asi Adnan Khistawi Iman Jawad

Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2019)

Syndromic surveillance was useful in determining the main communicable diseases encountered during the mass gathering. Expansion of this surveillance to other governorates and the use of mobile technology can help in timely detection and response to communicable disease outbreaks.

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public health
intellectual disability
primary care