Title |
Digital disease detection and participatory surveillance: overview and perspectives for Brazil
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Published in |
Revista de Saúde Pública, May 2016
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DOI | 10.1590/s1518-8787.2016050006201 |
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Authors |
Onicio B Leal-Neto, George S Dimech, Marlo Libel, Wanderson Oliveira, Juliana Perazzo Ferreira |
Abstract |
This study aimed to describe the digital disease detection and participatory surveillance in different countries. The systems or platforms consolidated in the scientific field were analyzed by describing the strategy, type of data source, main objectives, and manner of interaction with users. Eleven systems or platforms, developed from 1996 to 2016, were analyzed. There was a higher frequency of data mining on the web and active crowdsourcing as well as a trend in the use of mobile applications. It is important to provoke debate in the academia and health services for the evolution of methods and insights into participatory surveillance in the digital age. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Brazil | 3 | 3% |
Portugal | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 89 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Researcher | 18 | 19% |
Student > Master | 17 | 18% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 9% |
Professor | 7 | 8% |
Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 6% |
Other | 17 | 18% |
Unknown | 20 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 19% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 10% |
Computer Science | 8 | 9% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 8% |
Engineering | 4 | 4% |
Other | 21 | 23% |
Unknown | 26 | 28% |