State Panel for Monitoring Zika Virus Infections and Complications in Pernambuco

A monitoring state panel developed for tracking epidemics caused by the Zika virus and its complications in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. The panel was created by Juliana Martins Barbosa da Silva Costa and is described in an open-access paper. The tool is reported to be effective in improving emergency management in public health.

Use Cases

• Monitoring disease outbreaks based on surveillance data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing public health interventions based on institutional learning from unprecedented cases
• Managing health emergencies based on the integrated surveillance actions described

Strengths

• Designed for a specific public health emergency (Zika virus epidemics)
• Focuses on a defined geographic region (State of Pernambuco, Brazil)
• Aims to contribute to institutional learning from case monitoring

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Juliana Martins Barbosa da Silva Costa

Collection Method

Developed as a monitoring tool for integrated surveillance actions, as described in a paper.

Geography

State of Pernambuco, Brazil