SORMAS
Deutsches Ebola-Virus Konsortium
Surveillance of Ebola infections by real-time mobile data transmission in Nigeria
The ongoing Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa and the possible re-emergence of new Ebola virus infections in countries such as Nigeria require to strengthen the disease surveillance and control capabilites in these countries.
The aim of the project "EBOKON 10" is to exploit information technology to support in identifying emerging infections and Ebola suspected cases as well as their contacts immediately. In this way, further spread of infections can be prevented. Together with the Nigerian "Programme for Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training" the Department of Epidemiology at the HZI (Prof. Dr. Krause) has initiated that project to address this challenge.
In order to meet the specific technical requirements of West African countries, a management tool for infection control and for real time transmission of epidemiological data will be developed. It will run on normal mobile phones that are widely spread in West African countries. The complexity of the data processing is, however, handled by a high-performance data management platform and the use of cloud technology provided by SAP, a German Software Corporation.
Our partners:
Nigeria Field Epidemiology & Laboratory Training Program (NFELTP), Abuja, Nigeria
Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin (BNIT), Hamburg
Robert Koch-Institut (RKI), Berlin
Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), Abuja, Nigeria
Deutsche Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF), Braunschweig
Hasso-Plattner-Institut, Potsdam
For further information please visit our website.
Leader
Groups
- Epidemiology- Dr. Berit Lange
Coordinator
Gérard Krause
Funding agency
BMBF - Federal Ministry of Education and Research