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Responding to the Syrian health crisis: the need for data and research

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    Second, building a robust picture of disease dynamics across Syria is complicated by continuing uncertainty over the geographical coverage of the two surveillance systems, the fluidity of developments on the ground, and the immense safety risks involved for those engaged in data gathering.21 Both EWARS and EWARN now produce weekly reports, and increased sentinel site coverage offers a more complete picture of case reporting for communicable disease than at any stage in the preceding 5 years.22 However, changes in base population numbers due to displacement, or as territory has changed hands, make detailed analysis of disease burden impossible.

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