Using english-language public access internet resources for rapid monitoring of information about current outbreaks of infectious diseases
- Authors: Petrov V.N.1
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Affiliations:
- State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector», Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being
- Issue: Vol 13, No 4 (2023)
- Pages: 84-86
- Section: Original Investigations
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/2226-6976/article/view/625535
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18565/epidem.2023.13.4.84-6
- ID: 625535
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Abstract
Objective. Identification of possible approaches to using publicly available online tools to monitor information about significant infectious disease outbreaks to enable the compilation of daily fact sheets on disease incidence, response measures, and epidemiologically relevant research findings.
Materials and methods. Well-known information and analytical resources on the Internet used to monitor modern trends and scientific knowledge in the field of infectious diseases were analyzed for the completeness and frequency of updating information.
Results. Several dozen information resources have been identified that provide broad coverage of outbreak issues.
Conclusion. High-quality coverage of epidemiological phenomena is possible using a limited set of Internet resources of various types, configured depending on the timing and tasks at hand, and can be implemented with the involvement of minimal human resources with professional and linguistic competencies.
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Vladimir N. Petrov
State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector», Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being
Author for correspondence.
Email: vnpetrov@vector.nsc.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3270-8412
Assistant to the General Director for Information and Analytical Work
Russian Federation, Koltsovo, Novosibirsk RegionReferences
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