High Real-time Reporting of Domestic and Wild Animal Diseases Following Rollout of Mobile Phone Reporting System in Kenya
M. K. Njenga, N. Kemunto, S. Kahariri, L. Holmstrom, H. Oyas, K. Biggers, A. Riddle, J. Gachohi, M. Muturi, A. Mwatondo, F. Gakuya, I. Lekolool, R. Sitawa, M. Apamaku, E. Osoro, , P. Munyua
This paper describes the development and implementation of a mobile phone-based disease reporting system in Kenya to improve early detection of zoonotic diseases, showing increased reporting rates and successful outbreak detection.
bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2020Microbiology