Early Warning and Response System
- Early Warning and Response System
The Early Warning and Response System (EWRS) for communicable diseases in the European Union was created by the European Commission to "ensure a rapid and effective response by the EU to events (including emergencies) related to communicable diseases"[.]ources
Further reading
* [http://www.eurosurveillance.org/em/v11n12/1112-224.asp Eurosurveillance] article "The Early Warning and Response System for communicable diseases in the EU: an overview from 1999 to 2005." (Euro Surveill 2006;11(12):215-220.) December 2006
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