Abstract
A new journal for a new era in public health
Highlights
The past 3 years have witnessed two Public Health Emergencies of International Concern—epidemics of Zika and Ebola virus
Traditional public health surveillance systems have been complemented by syndromic surveillance systems that gather non-specific health indicators as well as proxy measures, such as school absenteeism, Google searches, or Twitter keywords
Very recently have the barriers to the effective use of information and knowledge been better understood—a third important lesson the health and science community learned during the Zika crisis
Summary
The past 3 years have witnessed two Public Health Emergencies of International Concern—epidemics of Zika and Ebola virus. To face current and future public health crises, countries need to enhance surveillance and reporting systems, and at the time of the outbreak. Technology and health informatics offer new possibilities for effective information gathering.
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