Abstract
A map-based infectious disease outbreak information system, called PEACOCK, that provides three types of necessary infectious disease outbreak information is presented. The system first collects the infectious disease outbreak statistics from the government agencies and displays the number of infected people and infection indices on the map. Then, it crawls online news articles for each infectious disease and displays the number of mentions of each disease on the map. Users can also search for news articles regarding the disease. Finally, it retrieves the portal search query data and plots the graphs of the trends. It divides the risk into three levels (i.e., normal, caution, and danger) and visualizes them using different colors on the map. Users can access infectious disease outbreak information accurately and quickly using the system. As the system visualizes the information using both a map and various types of graphs, users can check the information at a glance. This system is in live at http://www.epidemic.co.kr/map.
Highlights
In 1918, the Spanish flu killed more than fifty million people [1]
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THIS PAPER We propose, develop, and operate an infectious disease outbreak information system, called PEACOCK, that is accurate, fast, user-friendly, and visual
PEACOCK provides infectious disease information based on online news
Summary
In 1918, the Spanish flu killed more than fifty million people [1]. even after a century has passed, humanity is constantly threatened by infectious diseases. From severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 to the H1N1 virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), Ebola virus, and Zika virus, infectious diseases are still spreading. SARS caused 775 deaths, mainly in Asia [2], in 2009, and more than 18,000 deaths were recorded worldwide due to the swine flu epidemic [3]. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2015, MERS had caused 1,800 deaths [4]. Ebola and Zika virus infections and fatalities have continued to increase. These infectious diseases cause human injury and large-scale societal damage. From SARS in 2003 to the Zika virus in 2016, the world has suffered large economic and social damage owing to infectious diseases. With the spread of mobile devices in recent years, there is a growing need for an infectious disease outbreak information system
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