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Kidenga: Public engagement for detection and prevention of Aedes -borne viral diseases
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Zika, chikungunya, and dengue have surged in the Americas over the past several years and pose serious health threats in regions of the U.S. where Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquito vectors occur. Ae. aegypti have been detected up to 6 months… read more -
EpiCore: Crowdsourcing Health Professionals to Verify Disease Outbreaks
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EpiCore draws on the knowledge of a global community of human, animal, and environmental health professionals to verify information on disease outbreaks in their geographic regions. By using innovative surveillance techniques and crowdsourcing these… read more -
Utilization of EMR data for public health surveillance and situational awareness during the 2010 Haiti Earthquake; a preliminary assessment
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During responses, an electronic medical record (EMR) allows federal emergency response staff to view and evaluate near real-time clinical encounter data. Analysis of EMR patient data can enhance situational awareness and provide decision advantage… read more -
Using Social Media for Biosurveillance: Gap between Research and Action
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There is a significant body of literature on the use of social media for monitoring ailments such as influenza-like illness1 and cholera,2 as well as public opinions on topics such as vaccination.3 In general, these studies have shown that social… read more -
Moving Digital Disease Detection From Research to Action: Findings from a Survey of ISDS Membership
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Information is imperative to detecting and intervening in a disease outbreak, but the enormous amount of information that public health leaders must sift through can become overwhelming and obstructive. In the disease outbreak environment, it is… read more