Construction of syndromic surveillance using a web-based daily questionnaire for health and its application at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit meeting.
Epidemiol Infect
; 138(10): 1493-502, 2010 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
We constructed a syndromic surveillance system to collect directly information on daily health conditions directly from local residents via the internet [web-based daily questionnaire for health surveillance system (WDQH SS)]. This paper considers the feasibility of the WDQH SS and its ability to detect epidemics. A verification study revealed that our system was an effective surveillance system. We then applied an improved WDQH SS as a measure against public health concerns at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit meeting in 2008. While in operation at the Summit, our system reported a fever alert that was consistent with a herpangina epidemic. The highly mobile WDQH SS described in this study has three main advantages the earlier detection of epidemics, compared to other surveillance systems; the ability to collect data even on weekends and holidays; and a rapid system set-up that can be completed within 3 days.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Surtos de Doenças
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Vigilância de Evento Sentinela
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Internet
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article