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. 2005 Mar;11(3):463-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid1103.040657.

Rumor surveillance and avian influenza H5N1

Gina Samaan  1 , Mahomed Patel, Babatunde Olowokure, Maria C Roces, Hitoshi Oshitani; World Health Organization Outbreak Response Team
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Rumor surveillance and avian influenza H5N1

Gina Samaan et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Mar.

Abstract

We describe the enhanced rumor surveillance during the avian influenza H5N1 outbreak in 2004. The World Health Organization's Western Pacific Regional Office identified 40 rumors; 9 were verified to be true. Rumor surveillance informed immediate public health action and prevented unnecessary and costly responses.

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Number of rumors received from January 20 to February 26 by source of rumor, Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) of the World Health Organization (WHO), 2004.
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