"Sentinel Surveillance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Monitoring of rate of occurrence of specific conditions to assess the stability or change in health levels of a population. It is also the study of disease rates in a specific cohort such as in a geographic area or population subgroup to estimate trends in a larger population. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D018571
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.980.438.700.650 E05.318.650 N05.715.360.300.800.438.625.650 N06.850.520.308.980.438.700.650 N06.850.520.699 N06.850.780.675.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Sentinel Surveillance- Sentinel Surveillance
- Surveillance, Sentinel
- Syndromic Surveillance
- Surveillance, Syndromic
- Biosurveillance Systems
- Biosurveillance System
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sentinel Surveillance" by people in Profiles.
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Benefit of Early Oseltamivir Therapy for Adults Hospitalized With Influenza A: An Observational Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Aug 01; 81(1):190-197.
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Assessment and mitigation of bias in influenza and COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness analyses - IVY Network, September 1, 2022-March 30, 2023. Vaccine. 2025 01 01; 43(Pt 2):126492.
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Implementation and evaluation of sepsis surveillance and decision support in medical ICU and emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Jan; 51:378-383.
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Prevention of Influenza Hospitalization Among Adults in the United States, 2015-2016: Results From the US Hospitalized Adult Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network (HAIVEN). J Infect Dis. 2019 09 13; 220(8):1265-1275.
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Five-year longitudinal assessment of the downstream impact on schistosomiasis transmission following closure of the Three Gorges Dam. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012; 6(4):e1588.
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Patterns of illness in travelers visiting Mexico and Central America: the GeoSentinel experience. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Sep; 53(6):523-31.
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A 5-year longitudinal study of schistosomiasis transmission in Shian village, the Anning River Valley, Sichuan Province, the Peoples' Republic of China. Parasit Vectors. 2011 Mar 24; 4:43.
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Yellow fever recommendations for tourists to Kenya: a flawed risk assessment. J Travel Med. 2009 Mar-Apr; 16(2):146; author reply 146-7.
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Juvenile dogs as potential sentinels for West Nile virus surveillance. Zoonoses Public Health. 2008 Oct; 55(8-10):443-7.
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Surveillance for West Nile virus in British birds (2001 to 2006). Vet Rec. 2008 Mar 29; 162(13):413-5.