Meeting the International Health Regulations (2005) surveillance core capacity requirements at the subnational level in Europe: the added value of syndromic surveillance

Table 3 Key aspects of syndromic surveillance systems assessing the volcanic ash plume in Europe*

Country	System name/Short description	Data source	Syndromes	Timeliness [days]^†	Subnational level application (Yes = Y; No = N)	Prospective (P) or retrospective (R) data analysis	Reference
Austria	SIDARTHa Tirol	Emergency medical dispatch	Respiratory syndrome, cardiovascular syndrome, traffic-related injuries	14	Y	R	[41]
Germany	SIDARTHa Göppingen	Ambulance service	Respiratory syndrome, cardiovascular syndrome	14	Y	R	[41]
Spain	SIDARTHa Cantabria	Emergency department	No syndrome specific analysis (only total number of cases)	14	Y	R	[41]
Sweden	GETWELL	Web queries	Not known	Not known	N	Not known	[29,31]
United Kingdom (England)	Q-Surveillance (scheduled care surveillance England)	Primary care	Asthma, conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, wheeze, lower respiratory tract infection, upper respiratory tract infection	1	N	P	[42]
United Kingdom (Scotland)	NHS Direct surveillance England/Wales	Telephone helpline	Difficulty breathing, eye problems, cough, rash	2	Y	P	[42]

*Europe = EU Member States, European Free Trade Zone countries, Acceding and Candidate countries.
^†First report after first day of volcanic eruption.

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