Vlieg, Willemijn LFanoy, Ewout Bvan Asten, LiselotteLiu, XiaoboYang, JunPilot, EvaBijkerk, Paulvan der Hoek, WimKrafft, Thomasvan der Sande, Marianne ALiu, Qi-Yong2018-01-242018-01-242017Comparing national infectious disease surveillance systems: China and the Netherlands. 2017, 17 (1):415 BMC Public Health1471-24582848283010.1186/s12889-017-4319-3http://hdl.handle.net/10029/621235Risk assessment and early warning (RAEW) are essential components of any infectious disease surveillance system. In light of the International Health Regulations (IHR)(2005), this study compares the organisation of RAEW in China and the Netherlands. The respective approaches towards surveillance of arboviral disease and unexplained pneumonia were analysed to gain a better understanding of the RAEW mode of operation. This study may be used to explore options for further strengthening of global collaboration and timely detection and surveillance of infectious disease outbreaks.enArchived with thanks to BMC public healthArbovirus InfectionsChinaCommunicable DiseasesDisease OutbreaksHumansNetherlandsPneumoniaPopulation SurveillanceQualitative ResearchRisk AssessmentArticleBMC Public Health 2017; 17(1):415