ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Digital Technologies to Enhance Infectious Disease Surveillance in Tanzania: A Scoping Review.
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- Using mHealth Technologies for Case Finding in Tuberculosis and Other Infectious Diseases in Africa: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Pooled it
- Hantavirus Emergence in a Changing World: Virology, Pathogenesis, Surveillance, and One Health Preparedness.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Feasibility of AI-driven disease surveillance systems at international airports in sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Evaluation of the acceptability of ESIDA app, a smartphone-based clinical decision support application to improve infectious disease outbreak detection in Tanzania: clinician perspectives.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Engaging communities in the control of arboviral diseases: insights from the African region.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Feasibility of a Mobile Application for Self and Assisted Reporting of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Self-Testing Results in Tanzania: A Pilot Study.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Building systems' resilience in the mpox outbreak response in Africa.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Article
- Zambia's battle against cholera outbreaks and the path to public health resilience: a narrative review.Journal of water and health · 2024Review
- Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV/AIDS care and management in Tanzania: challenges, adaptations and lessons learnt-a review.BMJ public health · 2024Review
- Validation of artificial intelligence-based digital microscopy for automated detection of Schistosoma haematobium eggs in urine in Gabon.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- The use of innovative approaches to strengthen health system resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: case studies from selected Commonwealth countries.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Mobile phones and computer-based applications can speed up disease outbreak detection and control. Hence, it is not surprising that stakeholders in the health sector are becoming more interested in funding these technologies in Tanzania, Africa, where outbreaks occur frequently. The objective of this situational review is, therefore, to summarize available literature on the application of mobile phones and computer-based technologies for infectious disease surveillance in Tanzania and to inform on existing gaps. Four databases were searched-Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Excerpta Medica Database (Embase), PubMed, and Scopus-yielding a total of 145 publications. In addition, 26 publications were obtained from the Google search engine. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were met by 35 papers: they described mobile phone-based and computer-based systems designed for infectious disease surveillance in Tanzania, were published in English between 2012 and 2022, and had full texts that could be read online. The publications discussed 13 technologies, of which 8 were for community-based surveillance, 2 were for facility-based surveillance, and 3 combined both forms of surveillance. Most of them were designed for reporting purposes and lacked interoperability features. While undoubtedly useful, the stand-alone character limits their impact on public health surveillance.
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