Epidemic intelligence needs of stakeholders in the Asia–Pacific region
Objective: To understand the global outbreak surveillance needs of stakeholders involved in epidemic response in selected countries and areas in the Asia–Pacific region in order to inform development of an epidemic observatory, Epi-watch. Methods: We designed an online, semi-structured stakeholder...
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| author | Aurysia Hii Abrar Ahmad Chughtai Tambri Housen Salanieta Saketa Mohana Priya Kunasekaran Feroza Sulaiman NK Semara Yanti Chandini Raina MacIntyre |
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| description | Objective: To understand the global outbreak surveillance needs of stakeholders involved in epidemic response in selected countries and areas in the Asia–Pacific region in order to inform development of an epidemic observatory, Epi-watch.
Methods: We designed an online, semi-structured stakeholder questionnaire to collect information on global outbreak surveillance sources and limitations from participants who use epidemic intelligence and outbreak alert services in their work in government and nongovernment organizations in the Asia–Pacific region.
Results: All respondents agreed that it was important to remain up to date with global outbreaks. The main reason cited for following global outbreak news was as an early warning for serious epidemics. Mainstream media and specialist Internet sources such as the World Health Organization (n = 54/91; 59%), the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED)-mail (n = 45/91; 49%) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (n = 31/91; 34%) were the most common sources for global outbreak news; rapid intelligence services such as HealthMap were less common (n = 9/91; 10%). Only 51% (n = 46/91) of respondents thought that their sources of outbreak news were timely and sufficient for their needs.
Conclusion: For those who work in epidemic response, epidemic intelligence is important and widely used. Stakeholders are less aware of and less frequently use rapid sources such as HealthMap and rely more on validated but less timely traditional sources of disease surveillance. Users identified a need for more timely and reliable epidemic intelligence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11ae67ec04324d23a84c840220ce567c2022-12-21T17:12:45ZengWorld Health Organization Regional Office for the Western PacificWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response2094-73212094-73132018-12-0194283610.5365/wpsar.2018.9.2.009Epidemic intelligence needs of stakeholders in the Asia–Pacific regionAurysia Hii0Abrar Ahmad Chughtai1Tambri Housen2Salanieta Saketa3Mohana Priya Kunasekaran4Feroza Sulaiman5NK Semara Yanti6Chandini Raina MacIntyre7National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Australia.School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia.National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Australia.Research, Evidence and Information Programme, Public Health Division, Pacific Community, New Caledonia.School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia.School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia.School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia.School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia; College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Arizona State University, United States of America.Objective: To understand the global outbreak surveillance needs of stakeholders involved in epidemic response in selected countries and areas in the Asia–Pacific region in order to inform development of an epidemic observatory, Epi-watch. Methods: We designed an online, semi-structured stakeholder questionnaire to collect information on global outbreak surveillance sources and limitations from participants who use epidemic intelligence and outbreak alert services in their work in government and nongovernment organizations in the Asia–Pacific region. Results: All respondents agreed that it was important to remain up to date with global outbreaks. The main reason cited for following global outbreak news was as an early warning for serious epidemics. Mainstream media and specialist Internet sources such as the World Health Organization (n = 54/91; 59%), the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED)-mail (n = 45/91; 49%) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (n = 31/91; 34%) were the most common sources for global outbreak news; rapid intelligence services such as HealthMap were less common (n = 9/91; 10%). Only 51% (n = 46/91) of respondents thought that their sources of outbreak news were timely and sufficient for their needs. Conclusion: For those who work in epidemic response, epidemic intelligence is important and widely used. Stakeholders are less aware of and less frequently use rapid sources such as HealthMap and rely more on validated but less timely traditional sources of disease surveillance. Users identified a need for more timely and reliable epidemic intelligence.https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/637/867epidemicintelligencesurveillanceglobal outbreak alerts |
| spellingShingle | Aurysia Hii Abrar Ahmad Chughtai Tambri Housen Salanieta Saketa Mohana Priya Kunasekaran Feroza Sulaiman NK Semara Yanti Chandini Raina MacIntyre Epidemic intelligence needs of stakeholders in the Asia–Pacific region Western Pacific Surveillance and Response epidemic intelligence surveillance global outbreak alerts |
| title | Epidemic intelligence needs of stakeholders in the Asia–Pacific region |
| title_full | Epidemic intelligence needs of stakeholders in the Asia–Pacific region |
| title_fullStr | Epidemic intelligence needs of stakeholders in the Asia–Pacific region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemic intelligence needs of stakeholders in the Asia–Pacific region |
| title_short | Epidemic intelligence needs of stakeholders in the Asia–Pacific region |
| title_sort | epidemic intelligence needs of stakeholders in the asia pacific region |
| topic | epidemic intelligence surveillance global outbreak alerts |
| url | https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/637/867 |
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