Table 2. Percentage of NEWC threats reported in the 10 international information sources used by the NEWC (n = 178) and time interval in days between report in information source and NEWC publication, the Netherlands, January 2013–January 2014.
| Information source | Threats reported before NEWC publication | Threats reported after NEWC publication | Reported | Not reported n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Percentage (%) | Time interval in days, median (min-max) | N | Percentage (%) | Time interval in days, median (min-max) | N | Percentage (%) | N | Percentage (%) | |
| ECDC Round Table Reports | 140 | 79 | 3 (0-129) | 4 | 2 | 5 (4-53) | 144 | 81 | 34 | 19 |
| ProMED-mail | 121 | 68 | 3 (0-130) | 11 | 6 | 7 (1-31) | 132 | 74 | 46 | 26 |
| WHO Event Information Site (EIS) | 45 | 25 | 3 (0-361) | 12 | 7 | 7 (1-61) | 57 | 32 | 121 | 68 |
| EPIS for Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses (EPIS-FWD) | 35 | 20 | 7 (0-195) | 6 | 3 | 13.5 (1-65) | 41 | 23 | 137 | 77 |
| WHO Disease Outbreak News (DON) | 34 | 19 | 3 (0-19) | 3 | 2 | 5 (1-11) | 37 | 21 | 141 | 79 |
| European Early Warning and Response System (EWRS) | 32 | 18 | 4 (0-367) | 7 | 4 | 11 (1-160) | 39 | 22 | 139 | 78 |
| Eurosurveillance | 13 | 7 | 7 (7-21) | 23 | 13 | 49 (7-231) | 36 | 20 | 142 | 80 |
| Emerging Infections (EI) Summary | 11 | 6 | 6 (1-97) | 66 | 37 | 17 (1-85) | 77 | 43 | 101 | 57 |
| Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) | 2 | 1 | 9.5 (6-13) | 9 | 5 | 25 (4-127) | 11 | 6 | 167 | 94 |
| WHO Weekly Epidemiological Records (WER) | 1 | 1 | NC | 4 | 2 | 106 (8-204) | 5 | 3 | 173 | 97 |
ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; EPIS: Epidemic Intelligence Information System; NC: not calculable; NEWC: The Netherlands Early Warning Committee; WHO: World Health Organization.