Epidemic intelligence needs of stakeholders in the Asia–Pacific region
Autor: | Mohana Kunasekaran, Aurysia Hii, Nk Semara Yanti, Salanieta T. Saketa, Tambri Housen, Chandini Raina MacIntyre, Feroza Sulaiman, Abrar Ahmad Chughtai |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Asia
Time Factors Non Theme Issue 030231 tropical medicine lcsh:Medicine Global Health Pacific Islands epidemic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Mainstream Humans 030212 general & internal medicine global outbreak alerts Epidemics Original Research Government Disease surveillance Warning system business.industry Information Dissemination lcsh:Public aspects of medicine lcsh:R Stakeholder Outbreak lcsh:RA1-1270 General Medicine Public relations intelligence 3. Good health Geography Work (electrical) Population Surveillance Communicable Disease Control surveillance The Internet business |
Zdroj: | Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal : WPSAR Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 28-36 (2018) Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal |
ISSN: | 2094-7313 2094-7321 |
Popis: | Objective: To understand the global outbreak surveillance needs of stakeholders involved in epidemic response in selected countries and areas in the Asia–Pacific region in order to inform development of an epidemic observatory, Epi-watch. Methods: We designed an online, semi-structured stakeholder questionnaire to collect information on global outbreak surveillance sources and limitations from participants who use epidemic intelligence and outbreak alert services in their work in government and nongovernment organizations in the Asia–Pacific region. Results: All respondents agreed that it was important to remain up to date with global outbreaks. The main reason cited for following global outbreak news was as an early warning for serious epidemics. Mainstream media and specialist Internet sources such as the World Health Organization (n = 54/91; 59%), the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED)-mail (n = 45/91; 49%) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (n = 31/91; 34%) were the most common sources for global outbreak news; rapid intelligence services such as HealthMap were less common (n = 9/91; 10%). Only 51% (n = 46/91) of respondents thought that their sources of outbreak news were timely and sufficient for their needs. Conclusion: For those who work in epidemic response, epidemic intelligence is important and widely used. Stakeholders are less aware of and less frequently use rapid sources such as HealthMap and rely more on validated but less timely traditional sources of disease surveillance. Users identified a need for more timely and reliable epidemic intelligence. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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