Profile and dynamics of infectious diseases: a population-based observational study using multi-source big data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current surveillance system only focuses on notifiable infectious diseases in China. The arrival of the big-data era provides us a chance to elaborate on the full spectrum of infectious diseases.

Methods

In this population-based observational study, we used multiple health-related data extracted from the Shandong Multi-Center Healthcare Big Data Platform from January 2013 to June 2017 to estimate the incidence density and describe the epidemiological characteristics and dynamics of various infectious diseases in a population of 3,987,573 individuals in Shandong province, China.

Results

In total, 106,289 cases of 130 infectious diseases were diagnosed among the population, with an incidence density (ID) of 694.86 per 100,000 person-years. Besides 73,801

SUBMITTER: Zhao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8977827 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature