How Do Service Outages Impact Disease Surveillance?
Effective disease surveillance relies on continuous data collection and analysis. Service outages can:
Delay the reporting of infectious diseases, making it harder to implement timely interventions. Compromise the accuracy of epidemiological models, leading to poor decision-making. Interrupt laboratory testing, which is crucial for diagnosing diseases and understanding their spread. Disrupt communication channels between healthcare providers and public health officials, leading to uncoordinated responses.
