Epicore: An infectious disease surveillance tool for field-based verification of public health events

https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)31629-5/fulltext

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Epicore: An infectious disease surveillance tool for field-based verification of public health events accessible at https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)31629-5/fulltext

  • Full Name:   Epicore: An infectious disease surveillance tool for field-based verification of public health events
  • Digital Tool Website:   https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)31629-5/fulltext
  • Description:   EPICORE is a tool designed to supplement traditional infectious disease surveillance efforts by bringing together human, animal, and environmental experts on a digital platform to provide field-based verification efforts of global public health events. Public health professionals from organizations around the globe, including Ending Pandemics, HealthMap, Geosentinel, MSF-OCBA, ProMED, and EDIS-RSOE, are trained as Moderators and can send Requests for Information (RFIs). Moderators utilize nontraditional resources, such as social media and news articles, to identify potential health events.
  • License:   Open Source
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Success(es) attributed to the use of this tool

  • Information collected through EpiCore was used to provide timely details on the emerging COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China in January 2020. Additionally, responses to RFIs supported surveillance efforts of the 2022 global monkeypox outbreak.

Data Types Collected

  • Quantitative   Yes
  • Qualitative:   No
  • Geospatial:   No

One Health Purposes

  • Human Health   Yes
  • Animal Health:   Yes
  • Environmental:   Yes

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