Case Definition and European Surveillance for Human Infection with Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) | NLM

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Case Definition and European Surveillance for Human Infection with Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

01/30/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 1/30/2020. For surveillance at the European level, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe request countries to report probable and confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV infections using the global case definition within 24 hours after identification. This web page provides a detailed case definition for surveillance, with testing and laboratory guidance. (Text)