Constructing and validating a transferable epidemic risk index in data scarce environments using open data: A case study for dengue in the Philippines

This study to assess the risk of dengue in the Philippines introduces “a methodology to construct and validate an epidemic risk index using only open data, with a specific focus on scalability. The external validation of [the] risk index makes use of distance sampling to correct for underreporting of infections, which is often a major…

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Guidance on the establishment of a common geo-registry for the simultaneous hosting, maintenance, update and sharing of master lists core to public health (Version 2)

The 2nd version of the guidance describing the data flow and requirements that any platform being used as a common geo-registry should comply with to effectively and simultaneously host, maintain, update, and openly share the master lists, geographic relationships, and associated data/information for the geographic objects core to public health. (The assessment tool developed based…

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