Infectious disease surveillance system
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1. An infectious disease surveillance system, which comprises (a) a database system for storing data relating to at least one infectious disease;
- (b) input means for providing data to the database system;
(c) a complex adaptive system associated with the database system;
(d) processing means for processing the data of the database system and converting the data into surveillance data; and
(e) output means for displaying the surveillance data.
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Abstract
An infectious disease surveillance system is disclosed, which comprises a database system for storing data relating to at least one infectious disease; Input means for providing data to the database system: a complex adaptive system associated with the database system; processing means for processing the data of the database system and converting the data into surveillance data; and output means for displaying the surveillance data.
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32 Claims
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1. An infectious disease surveillance system, which comprises
(a) a database system for storing data relating to at least one infectious disease; -
(b) input means for providing data to the database system;
(c) a complex adaptive system associated with the database system;
(d) processing means for processing the data of the database system and converting the data into surveillance data; and
(e) output means for displaying the surveillance data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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2. A system as claimed in claimed 1, in which the complex adaptive system is capable of adapting according to the data provided by the input means, the surveillance data, and characteristics of the input means providing the data.
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3. A system as claimed in claimed 1, in which the complex adaptive system comprises at least one of the elements selected from the group comprising a Bayesian network, a neural network, a genetic algorithm and an artificial life system.
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4. A system as claimed in claimed 1, which is deployed in a distributed environment.
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5. A system as claimed in claimed 1, which comprises decision-making means for making decisions based on the surveillance data.
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6. A system as claimed in claimed 1, in which the input means are remote from the database system.
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7. A system as claimed in claimed 1, in which the input means are mobile.
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8. A system as claimed in claimed 1, in which the input means are connected real-time to the database system.
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9. A system as claimed in claimed 1, in which the database comprises real-time date.
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10. A system as claimed In claimed 1, which requires an identification code for transferring data from the input means to the database system.
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11. A system as claimed in claimed 1, which comprises filtering means for filtering data received from the input means.
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12. A system as claimed in claimed 1, in which the infectious disease is an epidemic disease.
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13. A system as claimed In claimed 1, which comprises data selected from the group comprising incidence data, prevalence data, death data, diagnosed data, estimated data, extrapolated data and predicted data.
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14. A system as claimed in claimed 13, in which the estimated data, extrapolated data and predicted data are obtained by means of a model associated with the complex adaptive system and selected from the group comprising an analytical model and an empirical model.
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15. A system as claimed in claimed 14, in which parameters of the model are continuously adapted.
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30. A system as claimed in claimed 17, in which the infectious disease combating methods comprise any one selected from the group comprising clinical objectives, virologic objectives, immunologic objectives, epidemiologic objectives, eradication of the infectious disease, prevention of Infection with the Infectious disease, treatment of patients infected with the infectious disease, development of a vaccine for the infectious disease, development of a cure for the infectious disease, maximum sustained suppression of effects of the infectious disease, immune stimulation of a patient infected with the infectious disease, and achieving long-term effectiveness of pharmaceutical preparation for treating patients infected with the infectious disease.
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31. A method of surveying an infectious disease, which comprises the steps of
(a) providing a database system for storing data relating to at least one Infectious disease; -
(b) providing a complex adaptive system associated with the database system;
(c) providing data to the database system;
(d) processing the data of the database system;
(e) converting the data into surveillance data; and
(f) displaying the surveillance data. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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