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ArticleJMIR public health and surveillance2021

The Global Infectious Diseases Epidemic Information Monitoring System: Development and Usability Study of an Effective Tool for Travel Health Management in China.

Dayong Gu, Jianan He, Jie Sun, Xin Shi, Ying Ye, Zishuai Zhang, Xiangjun Wang, Qun Su, Wenjin Yu, Xiaopeng Yuan and 1 more

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Dayong Gu *Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9547-8474
Jianan He *Shenzhen International Travel Health Care Center (Shenzhen Customs District Port Outpatient Clinics), Shenzhen Customs District, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6941-7806
Jie SunShenzhen International Travel Health Care Center (Shenzhen Customs District Port Outpatient Clinics), Shenzhen Customs District, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2637-3174
Xin ShiBusiness School, All Saints Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-4930-7295
Ying YeShenzhen International Travel Health Care Center (Shenzhen Customs District Port Outpatient Clinics), Shenzhen Customs District, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0235-4534
Zishuai ZhangDepartment of Statistics & Applied Probability, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-6943-0357
Xiangjun WangHarbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6519-7893
Qun SuShenzhen Datathinking Corporation, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6973-9220
Wenjin YuShenzhen Datathinking Corporation, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9227-8912
Xiaopeng YuanDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, ZhuJiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1586-1201
Ruiling DongShenzhen International Travel Health Care Center (Shenzhen Customs District Port Outpatient Clinics), Shenzhen Customs District, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0878-5426

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObtaining comprehensive epidemic information for specific global infectious diseases is crucial to travel health. However, different infectious disease information websites may have different purposes, which may lead to misunderstanding by travelers and travel health staff when making accurate epidemic control and management decisions.

objectiveThe objective of this study was to develop a Global Infectious Diseases Epidemic Information Monitoring System (GIDEIMS) in order to provide comprehensive and timely global epidemic information.

methodsDistributed web crawler and cloud agent acceleration technologies were used to automatically collect epidemic information about more than 200 infectious diseases from 26 established epidemic websites and Baidu News. Natural language processing and in-depth learning technologies have been utilized to intelligently process epidemic information collected in 28 languages. Currently, the GIDEIMS presents world epidemic information using a geographical map, including date, disease name, reported cases in different countries, and the epidemic situation in China. In order to make a practical assessment of the GIDEIMS, we compared infectious disease data collected from the GIDEIMS and other websites on July 16, 2019.

resultsCompared with the Global Incident Map and Outbreak News Today, the GIDEIMS provided more comprehensive information on human infectious diseases. The GIDEIMS is currently used in the Health Quarantine Department of Shenzhen Customs District (Shenzhen, China) and was recommended to the Health Quarantine Administrative Department of the General Administration of Customs (China) and travel health-related departments.

conclusionsThe GIDEIMS is one of the most intelligent tools that contributes to safeguarding the health of travelers, controlling infectious disease epidemics, and effectively managing public health in China.

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Epidemiological MonitoringInformation SystemsTravel-Related IllnessChinaCommunicable Disease ControlCommunicable DiseasesEpidemicsGlobal HealthHumansepidemic informationglobalinfectious diseasesurveillancetravel health

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PMID33591286
PMCPMC7925143

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