title: Managing HIV. Part 8: Controlling an epidemic. 8.6 Epidemiological surveillance for HIV and AIDS.
abstract: Epidemiological surveillance is an essential tool for planning health services and assessing the effectiveness of efforts to prevent and treat HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Sydney, NSW.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kaldor
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Crofts
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003219:Confidentiality; D018563:Disease Notification; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence