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A new semantic framework unifies fragmented health data for disease surveillance. This approach enhances data integration and anomaly detection, as shown by a COVID-19 outbreak linked to a football game.

Keywords:
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  • Computer Science
  • Public Health
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Current disease surveillance relies on fragmented health data, hindering contextual understanding and decision-making.
  • A unified data representation is needed for effective infectious disease monitoring and prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and demonstrate a semantic framework using ontologies for integrated disease surveillance data.
  • To enhance pandemic intelligence through unified data representation and analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Developed multiple ontologies for domains including healthcare, mass gatherings, travel, and diseases.
  • Implemented a three-layered architecture for ontology classification, promoting reusability and consistency.
  • Created a semantic framework for integrating and enriching diverse data sources using linked data principles.

Main Results:

  • Achieved semantic enrichment of structured and unstructured data by mapping to ontology concepts.
  • Constructed linked data in a triple store, improving data discoverability and accessibility.
  • Utilized knowledge graphs for anomaly detection, identifying correlations between a football game and a COVID-19 event.

Conclusions:

  • The semantic framework effectively handles complex, multi-domain queries and supports detailed data analysis.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in data visualization for identifying patterns and trends.
  • Acknowledged challenges in ontology maintenance, alignment, and mapping for optimal framework utilization.