Web-based infectious disease surveillance systems and public health perspectives: a systematic review

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 1238
• Main Authors: Choi, Jihye, Cho, Youngtae, Shim, Eunyoung, Woo, Hyekyung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 08.12.2016; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Care and treatment; Communicable diseases; Communicable Diseases - epidemiology; Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology; Data collection; Databases, Factual; Disease control; Early detection; Epidemics; Humans; Infection Control - methods; Infection Control - statistics & numerical data; Infectious diseases; Internet; Literature reviews; Outbreak; Population Surveillance; Public Health; Public Health Surveillance - methods; Real-time; Reviews; Search strategies; Sepsis - epidemiology; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Studies; Surveillance systems; Systematic review; Systems analysis; Web 2.0; Web applications; Web-based; Epidemics; Surveillance systems; Web-based; Outbreak; Real-time; Early detection

Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are a significant public health concern, and early detection and immediate response is crucial for disease control. These challenges have led to the need for new approaches and technologies to reinforce the capacity of traditional surveillance systems for...