We constructed a syndromic surveillance system to collect directly information on daily health conditions directly from local residents via the internet web-based daily questionnaire for health surveillance system (WDQH SS). This paper considers the feasibility of the WDQH SS and its ability to detect epidemics. A verification study revealed that our system was an effective surveillance system. We then applied an improved WDQH SS as a measure against public health concerns at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit meeting in 2008. While in operation at the Summit, our system reported a fever alert that was consistent with a herpangina epidemic. The highly mobile WDQH SS described in this study has three main advantages: the earlier detection of epidemics, compared to other surveillance systems; the ability to collect data even on weekends and holidays; and a rapid system set-up that can be completed within 3 days.
%0 Journal Article
%1 citeulike:13834192
%A Sugiura, H.
%A Ohkusa, Y.
%A Akahane, M.
%A Sugahara, T.
%A Okabe, N.
%A Imamura, T.
%D 2010
%J Epidemiology & Infection
%K citeulikeExport internet, japan, online, symptom
%P 1493--1502
%R 10.1017/s095026880999149x
%T Construction of syndromic surveillance using a web-based daily questionnaire for health and its application at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit meeting
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095026880999149x
%V 138
%X We constructed a syndromic surveillance system to collect directly information on daily health conditions directly from local residents via the internet web-based daily questionnaire for health surveillance system (WDQH SS). This paper considers the feasibility of the WDQH SS and its ability to detect epidemics. A verification study revealed that our system was an effective surveillance system. We then applied an improved WDQH SS as a measure against public health concerns at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit meeting in 2008. While in operation at the Summit, our system reported a fever alert that was consistent with a herpangina epidemic. The highly mobile WDQH SS described in this study has three main advantages: the earlier detection of epidemics, compared to other surveillance systems; the ability to collect data even on weekends and holidays; and a rapid system set-up that can be completed within 3 days.
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title = {{Construction of syndromic surveillance using a web-based daily questionnaire for health and its application at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit meeting}},
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