ASHARA_Post-flooding Leptospirosis Surveillance System

[Ashaya.i]

 

Dear all,
I uploaded the presentation about Post-flooding leptospirosis surveillance system that I wish to develop and to create the proper prevention and control measures about leptospirosis disease during and post-flooding situation. So, if anyone have any recommendation about this surveillance system please kindly let me know.

Thank you,
ASHARA

[TARO KITA]

Thank you very much for the comprehensive presentation.
Establishing a disease surveillance system in post disaster situations is very important especially for diseases that have occurred in the past. I find this presentation very interesting as cases of leptospirosis were also reported in Japan after floods caused by typhoons.
May I seek clarification on a backup plan for the surveillance system in case local health care providers as sentinel sites are not functioning due to flooding, and unable to provide data for the surveillance? Or, is it unlikely that health facilities are damaged by disaster in Thailand ?

[Ashaya.i]

Thank you very much for your comment. For the data backup plan, of course the local healthcare facilities have a chance to be damaged by natural disaster or even computer viruses. First of all, the location of data storage should be located at proper site to prevent the possible harm. Second, there is a backup program to store the data within the central database and user can retreive the data from that backup file when they have faced with any trouble. Also, this backup program should be developed all the time to make the system stronger and have more efficient.

[TARO KITA]

Thank you for your response regarding the backup plan, which I think is well organized.
Furthermore, one of the characteristics of flooding in Thailand is that it seems to progress relatively slowly compared to other countries due to its geographic features, therefore each health facility may have a certain amount of time to prepare for a disaster. Many thanks.

[Auswin Rojanasumapong]

Thank you for your presentation about Leptospirosis Surveillance System. It is necessary for the current situation in Thailand and I think you can combine other diseases that are related to floodings, such as conjunctivitis, dengue, or cholera in the system using the same data flow.

[Ashaya.i]

I agree with you about combining any other diseases to this surveillance system and this is very useful to develop further surveillance system. Thank you very much for your recommendation.

[Karina Dian Lestari]

Hi Ashara, thank you for the great presentation.

If the flooding is consistent in several regions, do you think it is possible or necessary to incorporate weather conditions in the system? For example, when the weather is above the normal condition (based on weather history), the system will alert the relevant stakeholder so they can be more prepared to handle the disease?

[Tossapol Prapassaro]

Thank you for sharing. This is an exciting surveillance system in a particular situation. I also agree with Auswin that we could combine some diseases related to flooding. So this surveillance system could be an example of the other disease surveillance system connected to disasters or different situations.

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