Interactive Figures

Figure 1: Notional Scheme of Disease Surveillance and Response
This notional scheme of international surveillance and response is based on published literature.24,26 It begins with a sick person who may be suffering from an unusual disease, or with a group of people who comprise an unusual cluster of cases; it ends with disease outbreak containment. In practice, the flow of information and action within the scheme are often disrupted.27-30

Figure 2: Disease Surveillance Programs
The components of the scheme (surveillance, reporting, verification, and response) play essential roles in infectious disease outbreak containment; these are illustrated by the programs highlighted in Figure 2.

Figure 3: Role of Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Surveillance and Response
All of the functional components—surveillance, reporting, verification, and response—are likely to be enhanced with the use of appropriate rapid diagnostic tests.