5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Recent pediatric outbreaks revealed significant gaps in current infectious disease surveillance systems.

• 2

  Frontline clinical observations often precede formal recognition of outbreaks, demonstrating their critical role.

• 3

  A hospital-based clinical surveillance network is proposed to address existing surveillance limitations.

• 4

  Integrating real-time clinical data can enhance early detection and improve responses to disease outbreaks.

• 5

  The authors emphasize the need for structured surveillance to formalize frontline clinical insights in public health.