RESUMO

This study aimed to describe the digital disease detection and participatory surveillance in different countries. The systems or platforms consolidated in the scientific field were analyzed by describing the strategy, type of data source, main objectives, and manner of interaction with users. Eleven systems or platforms, developed from 1996 to 2016, were analyzed. There was a higher frequency of data mining on the web and active crowdsourcing as well as a trend in the use of mobile applications. It is important to provoke debate in the academia and health services for the evolution of methods and insights into participatory surveillance in the digital age.

Assuntos

Coleta de Dados/instrumentação , Aplicativos Móveis , Vigilância em Saúde Pública/métodos , Brasil , Coleta de Dados/tendências , Humanos , Internet , Informática Médica , Aplicativos Móveis/classificação , Aplicativos Móveis/tendências , Saúde Pública