Usefulness of Syndromic Surveillance for Early Outbreak Detection in Small Islands: The Case of Mayotte

Authors

  • Pascal Vilain Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance of Indian Ocean
  • Olivier Maillard Hospital Center of Mayotte, Mamoudzou
  • Julien Raslan-Loubatie Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance of Indian Ocean
  • Mohamed Ahmed Abdou Hospital Center of Mayotte
  • Tinne Lernout Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance of Indian Ocean
  • Laurent Filleul Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance of Indian Ocean

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4503

Abstract

Syndromic surveillance can be a useful tool for the early detection outbreak. Mayotte Island is a French overseas department located in the North of Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Due to its geographical and socio-demographical situation, the population of this island is widely exposed to infectious diseases. The implementation of a syndromic surveillance system allowed to detect several unusual events as an outbreak of conjunctivitis in March 2012.

Author Biography

Pascal Vilain, Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance of Indian Ocean

Vilain Pascal -- Epidemiologist Since 2009, has been working at the Regional Office of French Institute for Public Health Surveillance in Indian Ocean on syndromic surveillance on Reunion Island and Mayotte Island (based on the discharge / admission of hospital emergency department, emergency calls, mortality data, and National Health Insurance data)

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Published

2013-03-23

How to Cite

Vilain, P., Maillard, O., Raslan-Loubatie, J., Ahmed Abdou, M., Lernout, T., & Filleul, L. (2013). Usefulness of Syndromic Surveillance for Early Outbreak Detection in Small Islands: The Case of Mayotte. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4503

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Poster Presentations