Sentinel Surveillance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025234",
  "term": "Sentinel Surveillance",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Surveillance system that uses a prearranged sample of sources (e.g., physicians, hospitals, or clinics) who have agreed to report all cases of one or more notifiable diseases.\n\n2. Surveillance system in which a pre-arranged sample of reporting sources agrees to report all cases of one or more notifiable conditions.",
  "references": [
    "CDC Glossary: Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice at https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/SS1978.pdf",
    "CDC Epidemiology Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sentinel-surveillance/"
}