New digital technologies for the surveillance of infectious diseases at mass gathering events

doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2014.12.017

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. 2015 Feb;21(2):134-40.

doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2014.12.017. Epub 2014 Dec 31.

New digital technologies for the surveillance of infectious diseases at mass gathering events

E O Nsoesie¹, S A Kluberg², S R Mekaru², M S Majumder³, K Khan⁴, S I Hay⁵, J S Brownstein⁶

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¹ Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: onelaine@vt.edu.
² Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, MA, USA.
³ Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, MA, USA; Engineering Systems Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
⁴ Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
⁶ Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

PMID: 25636385
PMCID: PMC4332877
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2014.12.017

Review

New digital technologies for the surveillance of infectious diseases at mass gathering events

E O Nsoesie et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Feb.

. 2015 Feb;21(2):134-40.

doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2014.12.017. Epub 2014 Dec 31.

Authors

E O Nsoesie¹, S A Kluberg², S R Mekaru², M S Majumder³, K Khan⁴, S I Hay⁵, J S Brownstein⁶

Affiliations

¹ Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: onelaine@vt.edu.
² Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, MA, USA.
³ Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, MA, USA; Engineering Systems Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
⁴ Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
⁶ Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

PMID: 25636385
PMCID: PMC4332877
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2014.12.017

Abstract

Outbreaks of infectious diseases at mass gatherings can strain the health system of the host region and pose a threat to local and global health. In addition to strengthening existing surveillance systems, most host nations also use novel technologies to assess disease risk and augment traditional surveillance approaches. We review novel approaches to disease surveillance using the Internet, mobile phone applications, and wireless sensor networks. These novel approaches to disease surveillance can result in prompt detection.

Keywords: Communicable diseases; Internet; mass gatherings; novel technologies; wireless sensor networks.

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[1] WHO . World Health Organization; Geneva: 2008. Communicable disease alert and response for mass gatherings: key considerations.

[2] WHO . World Health Organization; Geneva: 2008. Communicable disease alert and response for mass gatherings: key considerations.

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[8] Botelho-Nevers E., Gautret P. Outbreaks associated to large open air festivals, including music festivals, 1980 to 2012. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(11):20426. - PubMed

[9] Den Boer J.W., Yzerman E.P., Schellekens J., Lettinga K.D., Boshuizen H.C., Van Steenbergen J.E. A large outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at a flower show, the Netherlands. Emerg Infect Dis. 1999;2002(8):37–43. - PMC - PubMed

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