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Disease Authors Objective Method Data-source Outcome
The number of measles deaths was estimated at
259 (95%CI 244-274), resulting in a
completeness of reporting of 64% for the
health statistics and of 71% for the surveillance
1. National centre for health statistics
(death certificates)
Two-source CRC
model
2. National measles surveillance
system
Measles Gindler et al41 To estimate the number of deaths
due to measles and the efficiency of
two reporting systems in the USA,
1987-2002
system
The number of bacterial meningitis cases was
estimated at 236 (95%CI 206-306), resulting in
a completeness of reporting for the
notification, laboratory and hospitals discharge
systems of 57%, 77% and 40% respectively
1. Mandatory notifiable disease
surveillance system
2. Voluntary hospital laboratorybased
surveillance system
3. Hospital discharge code registry
Three-source loglinear
CRC model
Faustini et al42 To estimate the incidence of bacterial
meningitis and to assess the quality
of the surveillance systems in the
Lazio Region, Italy, 1995-1996
Meningitis,
bacterial
The sensitivity of the notification system was
84.9% after record-linkage and after CRC
analysis case-ascertainment was estimated at
98.1%
1. Mandatory notifiable disease
surveillance system
2. Laboratory survey
3. Hospital information registry
Three-source loglinear
CRC model
To evaluate the exhaustiveness of
three information sources on
meningococcal disease in Tenerife,
Spain, 1999-2001
Izquierdo
Carreno et al43 Meningitis,
meningococcal
The completeness of meningococcal disease
notification was estimated at 94.8% (95%CI
1. Notification database
2. Laboratory reports database
3. Hospital discharge codes database
Three-source loglinear
CRC model
Breen et al44 To assess the completeness of
meningococcal disease notification in
South Cheshire Health Authority,
UK, 1999-2001
Meningitis,
meningococcal
93.2-96.2%)
The completeness of notifications at the
national reference centre for meningococci was
1. National reference ccntre for
meningococci
Two-source CRC
model
Berghold et al45 To assess the completeness of
national surveillance data on invasive
meningococcal disease in Austria in
2002
Meningitis,
meningococcal
estimated at 87.4%
2. Hospital episode database