ICMR introduces syndromic surveillance system to track summer fever outbreaks early

Amid the summer fever outbreak in India, the ICMR has introduced a syndromic surveillance system designed to identify disease patterns early and prevent large-scale spread. Syndromic surveillance focuses on tracking symptom clusters rather than waiting for lab-confirmed diagnoses. The system monitors patterns like fever, respiratory symptoms, diarrhoea, neurological signs and skin rashes.