Web-Based Apps for Responding to Acute Infectious Disease Outbreaks in the Community: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Web-based technology has dramatically improved our ability to detect communicable disease outbreaks, with the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality because of swift public health action. Apps accessible through the internet and on mobile devices create an opportunity to enhance our traditional indicator-based surveillance systems, which have high specificity but issues with timeliness.

Objective

The aim of this study is to describe the literature on web-based apps for indicator-based surveillance and response to acute communicable disease outbreaks in the community with regard to their design, implementation, and evaluation.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search of the published literature across four databases (MEDLINE via OVID, Web of Science Cor

SUBMITTER: Quinn E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8100883 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature