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Communicable disease surveillance, prevention and control in Latvia

Antra Bormane, Irina Lucenko, Jurijs Perevoščikovs

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The Latvian public health service dates back to 1947. The Sanitary Epidemiological Service, created in Soviet times, provided two main functions – assessment of health risk factors, including surveillance of communicable diseases, and inspection.

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The Latvian public health service dates back to 1947. The Sanitary Epidemiological Service, created in Soviet times, provided two main functions – assessment of health risk factors, including surveillance of communicable diseases, and inspection.

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The Latvian public health service dates back to 1947. The Sanitary Epidemiological Service, created in Soviet times, provided two main functions – assessment of health risk factors, including surveillance of communicable diseases, and inspection.

Key concepts: Latvian, Communicable disease, Environmental health, Public health, Epidemiology, Epidemiological surveillance, Disease control, Disease surveillance

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