Epihack Sri Lanka: development of a mobile surveillance tool for dengue fever

Epihack Sri Lanka: development of a mobile surveillance tool for dengue fever

Abstract Background Dengue is a serious problem around the globe, with 3.9 billion people at risk of the disease. Sri Lanka has recently seen unprecedented rates of dengue with 4.3 times more cases than during the same period over the previous six years. The paper discusses the development of an int...

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Main Authors: May O. Lwin, Anita Sheldenkar, Chitra Panchapakesan, Janelle Shaina Ng, Jerrald Lau, Karthikayen Jayasundar, Kasun Horathalge, Vajira Sampath Rathnayake, Adam W. Crawley, Prasad Wimalaratne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Subjects:
Digital surveillance
Dengue
Health communication
Asia
EpiHack
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-019-0829-5

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