Implementation and Initial Analysis of a Laboratory-Based Weekly Biosurveillance System, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
We describe the implementation of an automated infectious disease surveillance system that uses data collected from 210 microbiologic laboratories throughout the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. Each week, these facilities report bacterial species that have been isolated from patients in their area. An alarm is triggered whenever the case count for a bacterial species infection exceeds 2 SDs of the historical mean for that species at the participating laboratory. At its inception in July 2013, the system monitored 611 bacterial species. During July 1, 2013-March 20, 2016, weekly analyses of incoming surveillance data generated 34 alarms signaling possible infectious disease outbreaks; after investigation, 14 (41%) of these alarms resulted in health alerts declared by the regional health authority. We are currently improving the system by developing an Internet-based surveillance platform and extending our surveillance to include more laboratories in the region.
Michael
M
Huart
Gabriel
G
Bedubourg
Cédric
C
Abat
Philippe
P
Colson
Jean Marc
JM
Rolain
Hervé
H
Chaudet
Pierre Edouard
PE
Fournier
Didier
D
Raoult
Xavier
X
Deparis
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*
France; PACA; PACASurvE; Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur; bacteria; biosurveillance; epidemiologic surveillance system; epidemiology; infectious diseases; microbiology laboratories