| 英文摘要 |
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS),a global health alert beginning in March 2003,also affectedTaiwanandcausedpublic panic and unprecedentedlycrippledtheeconomy. In December of the same year, avian influenza had spread across Korea, Japan and Vietnam. Since then, countries around the world reported severalhigh/low pathogenic avian influenza(HPAI/LPAI)outbreaks.Based on the concept of disease clusters with similar clinical symptoms, Centers for Disease Control implementedthe Symptom Surveillance System in 2003, in orderto detectthe emergenceor unusual trendsof infectious diseases, and take control measures promptly. Health authorities report to the systemwhile individuals of a cluster develop similar symptoms that follow the reporting criteria. In addition, the system boostedthe capacity for monitoring imported diseases and reportsymptomatic casesby quarantine stations at ports of entry. |
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