Surveillance and Management of Notifiable Communicable Diseases

Eun Kyeong Jeong

doi:10.5124/jkma.2002.45.6.750

J Korean Med Assoc > Volume 45(6); 2002 > Article

Jeong: Surveillance and Management of Notifiable Communicable Diseases

Continuing Education Column

Journal of the Korean Medical Association 2002; 45(6): 750-764.

Published online: August 09, 2016

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2002.45.6.750

Surveillance and Management of Notifiable Communicable Diseases

Eun Kyeong Jeong

Abstract

Communicable diseases are a continuing menace to all people. Although some diseases have been conquered by antibiotics and vaccines, new ones are constantly emerging (such as HIV/AIDS, Legionnaires' disease), while others re-emerging (such as malaria, shigellosis).

In 2000, the communicable disease control law had been amended to cope with emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. The important amendatory contents are revision of statutory communicable diseases (3 class, 29 → 5 groups,63), shortening of the reporting time(group I,II,IV, immediately ; group III, V, within 7 days), and introduction of sentinel surveillance system, EDI reporting system, and reporting criteria.

Communicable disease; Surveillance; Sentinel surveillance