Data sources and data collection:
• The data will be obtained from 3 main sources:
1. Mekong Basis Disease Surveillance system (MBDS): This will provide data on cross-border disease occurrence among the six participating countries during 2010-1014.
2. National disease surveillance system: This will provide country data of disease occurrence. Participating countries have agreed to provide access to data for all outbreaks of priority diseases from 2010-2014.
3. Public reporting system, specifically ProMED-mail, HealthMap and other useful and significant sources in region (will be identified according to country specific): Information from the two systems will be extracted specifically for disease reported in the GMS. The MBDS team will work for data retrieval and data extraction process and also SGTF can facilitate the data request.