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Displaying 4 of about 4 resultsDigital epidemiology has been in use for more than a quarter-century but several countries have taken digital epidemiology to the next level in responding to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Focusing on core public health functions of case detection, contact tracing, and isolation and quarantine, the authors explore ethical concerns raised by digita…
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) and the International Health Regulations (WHO, 2005) include biological hazards, such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus, among the major sources of risks for the 21st century. While COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by this most recent coronavirus, was declared by the World Health Organizati…
This brief distils best data practice recommendations through consideration of key issues involved in the use of technology for surveillance, fact-checking and coordinated control during crisis or emergency response in resource-constrained urban contexts. The authors draw lessons from how data-enabled technologies were used in urban COVID-19 response, a…
Systems for digital proximity tracing emerged during 2020 as public health technologies aimed to mitigate community transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Their use, in combination with traditional methods of contact tracing, have offered new potential for health authorities to limit or interrupt chains of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.…