Evaluation of the sentinel surveillance system for influenza-like illnesses in the Greater Accra region, Ghana, 2018.
Francis Sena NuveyElijah Paa Edu-QuansahGeorge Khumalo KumaJohn EleezaErnest KenuSamuel SackeyDonne AmemeMahamat Fayiz AbakarKatharina S KreppelRichard Bongo NgandoloEdwin AfariBassirou BonfohPublished in: PloS one (2019)
The ILI surveillance system in the Greater Accra region is only partially meeting its objectives. While it is found to be sensitive, representative and timely, the data quality was sub-optimal. We recommend the determination of thresholds for alert and outbreak detection and ensuring that sentinel sites meet their weekly case-detection targets.