IT platform for entomological surveillance of Aedes aegypti with crowdsourcing, Web GIS and mHealth
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https://doi.org/10.18041/1900-3803/entramado.2.8639Keywords:
Epidemiological Monitoring, Entomology, Geographical Information Systems, Mobile Applications, Software, Aedes aegyptiAbstract
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is an anthropophilic species that has adapted to urban environments and is the main vector of diseases such as dengue, Zika fever, Chikungunya fever and yellow fever, representing a major burden on the health system, especially in tropical countries where it is endemic. Appropriate public health surveillance is fundamental for the prevention of these diseases through information systems. The purpose of this work is to provide an information technology (IT) platform integrating open Web GIS and mHealth technologies for vector entomological surveillance based on distributed open collaboration for the generation of infestation maps. A pilot was conducted with a focus group of 23 nursing students registering 120 elements in 55 reports at the San Antonio campus of the Universidad de los Llanos for the automatic generation of 21 heat maps of symptoms, mosquitoes and breeding sites, and a global infestation map. This work suggests a novel perspective of collaborative community interaction and participation with health authorities supported by IT.
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