title: Will integrated surveillance systems for vectors and vector-borne diseases be the future of controlling vector-borne diseases? A practical example from China.
abstract: Vector-borne diseases are one of the world's major public health threats and annually responsible for 30-50% of deaths reported to the national notifiable disease system in China. To control vector-borne diseases, a unified, effective and economic surveillance system is urgently needed; all of the current surveillance systems in China waste resources and/or information. Here, we review some current surveillance systems and present a concept for an integrated surveillance system combining existing vector and vector-borne disease monitoring systems. The integrated surveillance system has been tested in pilot programmes in China and led to a 21·6% cost saving in rodent-borne disease surveillance. We share some experiences gained from these programmes.
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Hangzhou,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Hangzhou,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Hangzhou,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Hangzhou,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Hangzhou,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Hangzhou,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D004199:Disease Vectors; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D012377:Rodentia / Q000254:growth & development*
keywords: Integrated surveillance vectors; vector-borne diseases