Epi Info™ Vector Surveillance

Epi Info™: The essential free software tool for public health practice.

Are you an entomologist, vector control technician, or organization interested in vector surveillance? If so, this app can save critical time in the field, improve data quality, and standardize data for better operational decision-making.

Features of the Epi Info™ Vector Surveillance app include:

• Data entry modules for: 1) trapping, 2) household surveys, 3) bottle/tube bioassays, 4) cone bioassays and 5) vector control activities

• Automatic calculation of important indices such as container index, Breteau index and trap density

• Automatic capture of GPS coordinates, accuracy, elevation, dates and times

• A barcode-based indexing system for sampling locations

• Multiple languages (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese)

• Instruction manuals and email support

• Collaborative data collection with real-time or near real-time analysis (depending on your connectivity status)

• Store your data on your device or sync to your organization's preferred cloud service

The Epi Info™ Vector Surveillance app was designed for surveillance of all types of mosquito vectors: it facilitates collection of data on Aedes aegypti (the mosquito that transmits Zika, dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya viruses); Culex mosquitoes (which transmit Filariasis and West Nile Virus), and Anopheles mosquitoes (which transmit malaria).

Once entomologists and vector surveillance techs enter surveillance data into the app, the data are uploaded to the Cloud, where they are then sent to an analysis dashboard. The dashboard automatically generates summaries, surveillance maps, visualizations and analysis of entomological indicators so decision-makers can quickly and in near real-time review their data and plan their appropriate responses about when, where, and how to begin vector control measures. By automating the analysis and display, users can focus on the more important issue of focusing on determining the right control method at the right place and time for maximum public health impact.

Visit https://go.usa.gov/xn6WP for user manuals, barcode generator, and other support.

Limitation of Liability

The materials embodied in the Epi Info™ Mobile Application are "as-is" and without warranty of any kind, express, implied or otherwise, including without limitation, any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the United States (U.S.) Government be liable to the user or to anyone else for any direct, special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including without limitation, loss of profit, loss of use, savings or revenue, loss of data or the claims of third parties, whether or not CDC or the U.S. Government has been advised of the possibility of such loss, however caused and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the possession, use or performance of this software.

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