Title: Rapid dengue and outbreak detection with mobile systems and social networks

Authors: Matthews, Jerrid

Place: [Heidelberg etc.]

Publisher: Springer

Year: 2011

Journal: Mobile networks and applications

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Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: disease reporting, parasitic diseases, mobile telecommunication services, medical applications, developing countries

Abstract: Novel solutions to detect dengue outbreaks are often not affordable and accessible in developing countries. The presented solution uses vision sensors in mobile phones, a lightweight object identification algorithm for rapid diagnosis, and a web server that provides spatial information on outbreaks.

URL: http://www.springerlink.com/content/h3l481vl210u32k0/fulltext.pdf

Document type: E-article