EbolaTracks: an automated SMS system for monitoring persons potentially exposed to Ebola virus disease
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Published on: June 30, 2018
L E Tracey1, A K Regan, P K Armstrong
1Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Department of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Abstract:
We report development and implementation of a short message service (SMS)-based system to facilitate active monitoring of persons potentially exposed to Ebola virus disease (EVD), whether returning from EVD-affected countries, or contacts of local cases, should they occur. The system solicits information on symptoms and temperature twice daily. We demonstrated proof-of-concept; however this system would likely be even more useful where there are many local contacts to confirmed EVD cases or travellers from EVD-affected countries.
