Digitalizing and Upgrading Severe Acute Respiratory Infections Surveillance in Malta: System Development

John Paul Cauchi   ¹ , MSc, MD, PhD ;   Maria-Louise Borg   ¹ , MSc, MD ;   Aušra Džiugytė   ¹ , BSc, MSc ;   Jessica Attard   ¹ , BSc, MSc ;   Tanya Melillo   ¹ , MSc, MD, PhD ;   Graziella Zahra   ² , DMedSc ;   Christopher Barbara   ² , DLSHTM, MSc, MD ;   Michael Spiteri   ³ , MD ;   Allan Drago   ³ , MD, MRCS ;   Luke Zammit   ³ , MD ;   Joseph Debono   ⁴ , MD ;   Jorgen Souness   ⁴ , BSc, MSc ;   Steve Agius   ⁴ , BSc, MBA ;   Sharon Young   ⁴ ;   Alan Dimech   ⁴ ;   Ian Chetcuti   ⁴ , BSc ;   Mark Camenzuli   ⁴ , BSc ;   Ivan Borg   ⁴ , BSc ;   Neville Calleja   ⁵ , MSc, MD, PhD ;   Lorraine Tabone   ⁶ , MD ;   Charmaine Gauci   ⁷ , MD, PhD ;   Pauline Vassallo   ¹ , BChD, MSc, DDPH ;   Joaquin Baruch   ^{1, 8} , DVSc, PhD

¹ Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Directorate, Msida, Malta

² Molecular Dianostics Pathology Department, Mater dei Hospital, Msida, Malta

³ Emergency Department, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta

⁴ Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta

⁵ Directorate for Health Information and Research, Msida, Malta

⁶ Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health, Floriana, Malta

⁷ Superintendent of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Msida, Malta

⁸ European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training program, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Solna, Sweden