BACKGROUND
The development of technology and information systems have posed important changes to
the public health surveillance.
OBJECTIVE
This scoping review aimed to assess the available evidence and
gather information about the use of digital tools for arboviruses (dengue, zika and
chikungunya) surveillance.
METHODS
The databases used in this scoping review were MEDLINE, SCIELO, LILACS, SCOPUS and
EMBASE. The results were evaluated according to the following steps: monitoring of outbreaks
and/or epidemics, tracking of cases, identification of rumors, dissemination of information,
decision-making and information for society.
RESULTS
Of the 2,227 studies retrieved based on screening
procedures by title, abstract and full text reading, 68 articles were included. The most frequent
digital tools used in arboviruses surveillance were Apps and Twitter. They were mostly used to
support the traditional surveillance system, strengthening aspects such as: information
timeliness, acceptability, flexibility, monitoring of outbreaks and/or epidemics, detection and
tracking of cases, and simplicity.
CONCLUSIONS
However, methodological approaches for validating data
collected from unofficial sources remain as a challenge.