Volume 13, Number 10—October 2007
Research
SurvNet Electronic Surveillance System for Infectious Disease Outbreaks, Germany
Gérard Krause*
, Doris Altmann*, Daniel Faensen*, Klaudia Porten*1, Justus Benzler*, Thomas Pfoch, Andrea Ammon*2, Michael H. Kramer‡, and Hermann Claus*
, Doris Altmann*, Daniel Faensen*, Klaudia Porten*1, Justus Benzler*, Thomas Pfoch, Andrea Ammon*2, Michael H. Kramer‡, and Hermann Claus*
Table 4
Comparison among outbreaks, 2001–2005, Germany*
| Characteristic | Linked to notifiable pathogens | Linked to nonnotifiable pathogens | No link to any specific pathogen |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. outbreaks | 30,578 | 155 | 772 |
| Median duration, d | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Median no. cases per outbreak (minimum, maximum) | 3 (2,527) | 8 (2,153) | 10 (2,110) |
| Median duration from report of first case until outbreak report filed at local health department, d | 26,597 | 154 | 772 |
| Median duration between filing of outbreak report at local health department until arrival of report at RKI, d | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median duration from report of first case until outbreak report arrives at RKI, d | 2 | 2 | 3 |
*RKI, Robert Koch Institute.
1Current affiliation: Epicentre, Geneva, Switzerland
2Current affiliation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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