Syndromic Surveillance and Patients as Victims and Vectors |
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| Authors: | Leslie P Francis Margaret P Battin Jay Jacobson Charles Smith |
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| Institution: | (1) University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
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| Abstract: | Syndromic surveillance uses new ways of gathering data to identify possible disease outbreaks. Because syndromic surveillance
can be implemented to detect patterns before diseases are even identified, it poses novel problems for informed consent, patient
privacy and confidentiality, and risks of stigmatization. This paper analyzes these ethical issues from the viewpoint of the
patient as victim and vector. It concludes by pointing out that the new International Health Regulations fail to take full
account of the ethical challenges raised by syndromic surveillance.
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| Keywords: | Surveillance Syndromic surveillance International Health Regulations Confidentiality Privacy |
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