A Review of Evaluations of Electronic Event-based Biosurveillance Systems

EEBS’s that use near real-time information from the Internet are an increasingly important source of intelligence for public health organizations. However, there has not been a systematic assessment of EEBS evaluations, which could identify uncertainties about current systems and guide EEBS development to effectively exploit digital information for surveillance.

Objective

To assess evaluations of electronic event-based biosurveillance systems (EEBS’s) and define priorities for EEBS evaluations.