National Security Technology Department, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, United States of America.
PLoS One. 2011 May 10;6(5):e19750. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019750.
Public health surveillance is undergoing a revolution driven by advances in the field of information technology. Many countries have experienced vast improvements in the collection, ingestion, analysis, visualization, and dissemination of public health data. Resource-limited countries have lagged behind due to challenges in information technology infrastructure, public health resources, and the costs of proprietary software. The Suite for Automated Global Electronic bioSurveillance (SAGES) is a collection of modular, flexible, freely-available software tools for electronic disease surveillance in resource-limited settings. One or more SAGES tools may be used in concert with existing surveillance applications or the SAGES tools may be used en masse for an end-to-end biosurveillance capability. This flexibility allows for the development of an inexpensive, customized, and sustainable disease surveillance system. The ability to rapidly assess anomalous disease activity may lead to more efficient use of limited resources and better compliance with World Health Organization International Health Regulations.
公共卫生监测正在经历一场由信息技术领域进步推动的革命。许多国家在公共卫生数据的收集、摄取、分析、可视化和传播方面都取得了巨大的进步。由于信息技术基础设施、公共卫生资源和专有软件成本方面的挑战，资源有限的国家落后了。Suite for Automated Global Electronic bioSurveillance（SAGES）是一套模块化、灵活、免费的软件工具，用于资源有限环境下的电子疾病监测。一个或多个 SAGES 工具可以与现有的监测应用程序协同使用，也可以大规模使用 SAGES 工具来实现端到端的生物监测能力。这种灵活性允许开发一个廉价、定制和可持续的疾病监测系统。快速评估异常疾病活动的能力可能会导致更有效地利用有限的资源，并更好地遵守世界卫生组织国际卫生条例。
