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A Global Landscape of Participatory Disease Surveillance
Content Type: Webinar
Citizen engagement in public health is being transformed through systems that enable users to directly report on symptoms of disease via email and smartphone technology. Participatory systems encourage routine submission of syndromic data by the… read more -
Kidenga: Public engagement for detection and prevention of Aedes -borne viral diseases
Content Type: Abstract
Zika, chikungunya, and dengue have surged in the Americas over the past several years and pose serious health threats in regions of the U.S. where Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquito vectors occur. Ae. aegypti have been detected up to 6 months… read more -
Evaluation of approaches that adjust for biases in participatory surveillance systems
Content Type: Abstract
Because the dynamics and severity of influenza in the US vary each season, yearly estimates of disease burden in the population are essential to evaluate interventions and allocate resources. The CDC uses data from a national health-care based… read more