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System and a method for detecting an endemic or an epidemic disease

  • US 20090137882A1
  • Filed: 09/11/2008
  • Published: 05/28/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for detecting endemic or epidemic diseases, including a cell covering a particular geographical area and including:

  • a plurality of health booths installed in said area and connected via a telecommunications network to a remote analysis center, each health booth including;

    a shell;

    at least a chair;

    means for measuring data relative to the health of a user;

    means for determining, at the time of taking a measurement, one or more conditions under which said measurement is taken;

    means for storing the measured data in a data structure together with said condition(s) under which the measurements were taken; and

    means for sending said data structure to said remote analysis center via said network;

    said remote analysis center including;

    means for receiving said data structures sent by said health booths;

    a database including;

    a range of “

    normal”

    values for each type of data; and

    a range of “

    interpretable”

    values for each type of measurement condition;

    means for calculating;

    the number of data structures including interpretable measurement conditions received during a particular time period, and in those structures;

    the percentage of abnormal data, i.e. data outside said range of normal values, for each type of data; and

    means for triggering an alert via said network if;

    said number of data structures is above a particular threshold; and

    the percentage of abnormal data for one or more types of data is above a particular threshold;

    the type of alert being chosen as a function of the number of types of data for which said percentage of data is abnormal.

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