Gosselin Pierre, Lebel Germain, Rivest Sonia, Douville-Fradet Monique
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, G1V 5B3, Canada.
Int J Health Geogr. 2005 Sep 13;4:21. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-4-21.
After its first detection in North America in New York in 1999, West Nile virus was detected for the first time in 2002 in the province of Quebec, Canada. This situation forced the Government of Quebec to adopt a public health protection plan against the virus. The plan comprises several fields of intervention including the monitoring of human cases, Corvidae and mosquitoes in order to ensure the early detection of the presence of the virus in a particular area. To help support the monitoring activities, the Integrated System for Public Health Monitoring of West Nile Virus (ISPHM-WNV) has been developed.
The ISPHM-WNV is a real-time geographic information system for public health surveillance of West Nile virus and includes information on Corvidae, mosquitoes, humans, horses, climate, and preventive larvicide interventions. It has been in operation in the province of Quebec, Canada, since May 2003. The ISPHM-WNV facilitates the collection, localization, management and analysis of monitoring data; it also allows for the display of the results of analyses on maps, tables and statistical diagrams.
The system is very helpful for field workers in all regions of the province, as well as for central authorities. It represents the common authoritative source of data for analysis, exchange and decision-making.
西尼罗河病毒于1999年在北美洲纽约首次被发现，2002年在加拿大魁北克省首次被检测到。这种情况迫使魁北克省政府采取针对该病毒的公共卫生保护计划。该计划包括几个干预领域，包括对人类病例、鸦科鸟类和蚊子的监测，以确保在特定区域早期发现病毒的存在。为帮助支持监测活动，已开发了西尼罗河病毒公共卫生监测综合系统（ISPHM-WNV）。
ISPHM-WNV是一个用于西尼罗河病毒公共卫生监测的实时地理信息系统，包括有关鸦科鸟类、蚊子、人类、马匹、气候和预防性杀幼虫剂干预措施的信息。自2003年5月以来，它一直在加拿大魁北克省运行。ISPHM-WNV有助于监测数据的收集、定位、管理和分析；它还允许在地图、表格和统计图上显示分析结果。
该系统对该省所有地区的现场工作人员以及中央当局非常有帮助。它是分析、交流和决策的共同权威数据来源。
