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What is What is the actual intention of doing sentinel surveillance? and explain in detail?
Sentinel surveillance A method for identifying the missing cases and thereby supplementing the notified case is required Sentinel surveillance is extrapolated to the entire population to estimate the disease prevalence in the total population(Refer: K. Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 24th edition, pg no: 45)