Utility of emergency call centre, dispatch and ambulance data for syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Syndromic surveillance can supplement conventional health surveillance by analyzing less-specific, near-real-time data for an indication of disease occurrence. Emergency medical call centre dispatch and ambulance data are examples of routinely and efficiently collected syndromic data that might assist in infectious disease surveillance. Scientific literature on the subject is scarce and an overview of results is lacking.

Methods

A scoping review including (i) review of the peer-reviewed literature, (ii) review of grey literature and (iii) interviews with key informants.

Results

Forty-four records were selected: 20 peer reviewed and 24 grey publications describing 44 studies and systems. Most publications focused on detecting respiratory illnesses or on outb

SUBMITTER: Duijster JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446941 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature