E-Surveillance in Animal Health: Use and evaluation of mobile tools

Parasitology

Volumn 139, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1831-1842

  Madder, M ^a,b   Walker, J G ^c,d   Van Rooyen, J ^b   Knobel, D ^b,c   Vandamme, E ^a   Berkvens, D ^a   Vanwambeke, S O ^e   De Clercq, E M ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d Compton Foundation ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

animal health; mobile technology; smart phones; SMS; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROSCOPE; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; CELLULAR PHONE; DATA COLLECTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOFTWARE; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TICKS;

ANIMALIA; IXODIDA;

EID: 84870489808     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182012000571     Document Type: Article

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