The Distribution of Infectious Related Symptoms in an Internet-based Syndromic Surveillance System in Rural China

Authors

  • Qi Zhao School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, CHINA
  • Fuqiang Yang Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, Jiangxi, CHINA
  • Lars Palm Future Position X, Gavle, SWEDEN
  • Hui Yuan Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, Jiangxi, CHINA
  • Weirong Yan Division of Global Health (IHCAR), Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SWEDEN
  • Biao Xu School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, CHINA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4425

Abstract

This study described the distribution of the infectious related symptoms (10 categories) collected by staffs in the healthcare surveillance units of an internet-based syndromic surveillance system in rural Jiangxi Province of China, from 1st August to 31st December 2011. Cough, fever and sore throat were identified as the most common symptoms in surveillance system. Our finding suggested that respiratory infectious diseases had more chance to be reported in syndromic surveillance system in rural Jiangxi Province, and it is urgent to enhance training on respiratory infectious diseases control for village health workers in rural China.

Author Biography

Qi Zhao, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, CHINA

Zhao Qi, PhD, lecturer in Fudan University. Her main research areas are early warning and response systems and epidemiology in infectious diseases. The topic of her doctoral thesis is ?Ä??õ?èthe evaluation model of early warning and response systems for infectious diseases. During the last five years, Dr. Zhao has been the PIs for several projects on access to tuberculosis care in rural China, Early warning and response system which have been funded by WHO, China Nature Science Foundation and other funding sources.

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Published

2013-03-23

How to Cite

Zhao, Q., Yang, F., Palm, L., Yuan, H., Yan, W., & Xu, B. (2013). The Distribution of Infectious Related Symptoms in an Internet-based Syndromic Surveillance System in Rural China. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4425

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Oral Presentations: Syndrome Development & Validation & Natural Language Processing