FluMob: Enabling Surveillance of Acute Respiratory Infections in Health-care Workers via Mobile Phones

• Main Authors: Lwin, May Oo, Yung, Chee Fu, Yap, Peiling, Jayasundar, Karthikayen, Sheldenkar, Anita, Subasinghe, Kosala, Foo, Schubert, Jayasinghe, Udeepa Gayantha, Xu, Huarong, Chai, Siaw Ching, Kurlye, Ashwin, Chen, Jie, Ang, Brenda Sze Peng
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: mobile-health; Influenza
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80701; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42198
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Singapore is a hotspot for emerging infectious diseases and faces a constant risk of pandemic outbreaks as a major travel and health hub for Southeast Asia. With an increasing penetration of smart phone usage in this region, Singapore’s pandemic preparedness framework can be strengthened by applying...