Open access epidemiologic data and an interactive dashboard to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak in Canada

Berry et al highlight the critical need for timely, accurate and accessible epidemiologic data for the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak to inform public health response efforts. Individual-level case data are particularly valuable during outbreaks but are seldom made available in...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 192; no. 15; p. E420
Main Authors: Berry, Isha, Soucy, Jean-Paul R., Tuite, Ashleigh, Fisman, David
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Canada Elsevier Inc 14.04.2020
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Subjects:
Access to Information
Betacoronavirus
Canada
Coronavirus Infections
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Datasets
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Internal Medicine
Letters
Open data
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
Public health
SARS-CoV-2
Working groups
Canada
ISSN:0820-3946, 1488-2329, 1488-2329
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Summary:Berry et al highlight the critical need for timely, accurate and accessible epidemiologic data for the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak to inform public health response efforts. Individual-level case data are particularly valuable during outbreaks but are seldom made available in real time. Interactive data visualizations are also needed to contextualize this information and provide a pan-Canadian summary. These tools engage not only the public health and research communities but also the general public whose cooperation is essential to effectuate response efforts.
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Collaborating members of the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group: Isha Berry, Jean-Paul R. Soucy, Kamal Acharya, Gabrielle Brankston, Amy Greer, Vinyas Harish, Kathy Kornas, Thivya Naganathan, Lindsay Obress, Meghan O’Neill, Tanya Rossi, James E. Wright, Xiao Ting Xie, Ashleigh Tuite and David Fisman.
ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.75262