英文摘要 |
School children, who are in close contact with each other and pass infections around, are more susceptible to the communicable diseases. This is one of the main ways microorganisms circulate in campuses and communities, causing outbreaks of infectious diseases. To monitor the trends of communicable diseases in a multifaceted way, Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) launched a pilot program for elementary schools to monitor and report symptoms and infectious diseases in February 2001. As of 2018, a total of 713 elementary schools voluntarily enrolling students from kindergarten to 6th grade participated in the system. |