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Review
. 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 Nsoesie  1 , S A Kluberg  2 , S R Mekaru  2 , M S Majumder  3 , K Khan  4 , S I Hay  5 , J S Brownstein  6
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Review

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

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

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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