Purposes

The epidemiological surveillance of infectious diseases, the knowledge of the distribution of their etiological agents.

Institutions that intervene

MSC, AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES

General description (main variables)

Etiological agent, illness, diagnostic criteria, age and sex. By complete listing.

Collective

Clinical samples that are processed in laboratories

Frequency of data collection

Semanal

Breakdown

Provincial

Budgetary credits necessary for its finance in the four-year period 1997-2000  (in thousands pesetas)

166.40