An overview of suite for automated global electronic biosurveillance (SAGES)
2012
Public health surveillance is undergoing a revolution driven by advances in the field of information technology. Many
countries have experienced vast improvements in the collection, ingestion, analysis, visualization, and dissemination of
public health data. Resource-limited countries have lagged behind due to challenges in information technology
infrastructure, public health resources, and the costs of proprietary software. The Suite for Automated Global Electronic
bioSurveillance (SAGES) is a collection of modular, flexible, freely-available software tools for electronic disease
surveillance in resource-limited settings. One or more SAGES tools may be used in concert with existing surveillance
applications or the SAGES tools may be used en masse for an end-to-end biosurveillance capability. This flexibility
allows for the development of an inexpensive, customized, and sustainable disease surveillance system. The ability to
rapidly assess anomalous disease activity may lead to more efficient use of limited resources and better compliance with
World Health Organization International Health Regulations.
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