Purposes

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

Institutions that intervene

MICINN, MSCO, Directorate Generals for Public Health of all of the Autonomous Communities.

General description (main variables)

Etiological agent, disease, diagnostic criteria, age, 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 2009-2012  (in thousands euros)

933.37