[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":414},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-how-digital-health-technology-can-help-manage-the-coronavirus-outbreak":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":192,"relatedBooks":332},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":33,"project_category":40,"contact_email_category":41,"yst_prominent_words":42,"class_list":63,"better_featured_image":78,"acf":127,"yoast_meta":136,"_links":139},26049,"2020-01-28T10:00:31","2020-01-28T08:00:31",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=26049&_wpnonce=2f7c330c59&status=auto-draft&type=post","2020-04-10T13:56:28","2020-04-10T11:56:28","how-digital-health-technology-can-help-manage-the-coronavirus-outbreak","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-digital-health-technology-can-help-manage-the-coronavirus-outbreak",{"rendered":17},"How Digital Health Technology Can Help Manage The Coronavirus Outbreak",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>“Chinese health authorities say an outbreak of a pneumonia-like illness has sickened 305 people and killed five”…  No, this is not an excerpt from a recent news report about the COVID-19 virus, but it is actually one from a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F2003\u002FHEALTH\u002F04\u002F24\u002Ftimeline.sars\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">CNN piece from 2003\u003C\u002Fa> when the SARS outbreak was raging. There are many similarities between the current outbreak to the SARS one from its geolocation to its spread to the viruses themselves. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, much has changed within the 17-year gap between those two outbreaks. For one, technology in the healthcare sector has known an exponential boom. New technologies that were nonexistent or poorly developed in 2003 are now more affordable and widespread and can help manage and even prevent such cases. \u003Cstrong>Here are 5 ways how innovative technologies already make a difference:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Coronavirus Outbreak in the Era of Digital Health and A.I. \u002F Episode 11 - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fr9VeCmM8--4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp> Let’s see in detail how this can be the case.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What is the COVID-19 virus?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>First identified in the city of Wuhan, the novel \u003Cstrong>co\u003C\u002Fstrong>rona\u003Cstrong>vi\u003C\u002Fstrong>rus \u003Cstrong>d\u003C\u002Fstrong>isease, or COVID-19, is a member of the family of coronaviruses which can cause mild conditions like the common cold to potentially lethal ones like the severe acute respiratory syndrome or \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSevere_acute_respiratory_syndrome-related_coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\">SARS\u003C\u002Fa>. The COVID-19 strain found in Wuhan has been found to be closely linked to those \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002Ff\u002F615087\u002Fvirus-in-chinese-outbreak-is-closest-to-one-from-bats-not-snakes\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">found in bats\u003C\u002Fa>, and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.latimes.com\u002Fopinion\u002Fstory\u002F2020-01-26\u002Fnew-and-dangerous-coronaviruses-will-keep-emerging-until-we-focus-on-preventing-them\" target=\"_blank\">could have initially spread\u003C\u002Fa> in the Huanan seafood wholesale market, where live animals are sold and slaughtered. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, China has \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fscience\u002F2020\u002Fjan\u002F27\u002Fwhat-is-coronavirus-symptoms-sars-china-wuhan\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed human-to-human transmission\u003C\u002Fa>, akin to the flu, and hence its \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F2020\u002F01\u002F27\u002Fworld\u002Fasia\u002Fchina-coronavirus.html\" target=\"_blank\">rapid spread\u003C\u002Fa> globally. This is more so given the fact that the outbreak happened during the Lunar New Year season, when 3 billion trips are \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002Ftravel\u002Farticle\u002Fchunyun-2020-lunar-new-year-travel-rush-china\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\">expected to be made\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FWuhan-coronavirus-512x288.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26051\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FWuhan-coronavirus-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FWuhan-coronavirus-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FWuhan-coronavirus.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s see how technology has been or can be used in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak and help manage or even prevent future cases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>A.I. to detect the spread of an epidemic\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At the beginning of the SARS outbreak, China covered up the existence of the virus from both its citizens and the world. Even though China seems to have \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bloomberg.com\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002F2020-01-24\u002Fchina-doing-good-job-in-combating-virus-german-minister-says\" target=\"_blank\">become more transparent\u003C\u002Fa> in those matters, some might still \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fqz.com\u002F1789867\u002Fcensorship-shackles-chinas-battle-against-wuhan-virus\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">not be convinced\u003C\u002Fa>. To circumvent those trust issues, artificial intelligence can be a solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As a matter of fact, Toronto-based health monitoring A.I. platform \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbluedot.global\u002F\">Bluedot\u003C\u002Fa> beat both the WHO and the CDC to the punch when \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.com\u002Fstory\u002Fai-epidemiologist-wuhan-public-health-warnings\u002F\">issuing warnings\u003C\u002Fa> about the COVID-19’ spread. It even correctly predicted the virus’ likely path from Wuhan to Tokyo after its initial appearance. Bluedot \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.prnewswire.com\u002Fnews-releases\u002Fdigital-health-company-bluedot-secures-7m-usd-series-a-financing-300894210.html\">calls itself\u003C\u002Fa> “a digital health company that uses big data analytics to track and anticipate the spread of the world’s most dangerous infectious diseases”. By going through piles of information about news reports, airline data, and reports of animal disease outbreaks, Bluedot’s algorithm can identify a trend which is then analyzed by epidemiologists. The company then shares the information with its clients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FBlueDot-512x276.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26053\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FBlueDot-512x276.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FBlueDot-768x414.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FBlueDot.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fbluedot.global\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“We happen to have growing access to data we can use …  to generate insights and spread them faster than the diseases spread themselves,” Bluedot’s founder and CEO Kamran Khan \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fca.news.yahoo.com\u002Fcanadian-researchers-using-data-track-192419075.html\" target=\"_blank\">told The Canadian Press\u003C\u002Fa>. A.I. is also being used to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.telegraph.co.uk\u002Ftechnology\u002F2020\u002F01\u002F21\u002Fai-could-combat-spread-chinas-deadly-coronavirus\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">model Ebola outbreaks\u003C\u002Fa> using movement data.  By having an A.I. sift through the available data and make informed predictions which are cross-checked by experts, relevant bodies can contain such diseases before they even leave their source of origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Interactive maps for monitoring\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University developed an \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgisanddata.maps.arcgis.com\u002Fapps\u002Fopsdashboard\u002Findex.html#\u002Fbda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6\">online dashboard to visualize and track the reported cases on a daily timescale\u003C\u002Fa>. They also made the complete set of data downloadable as a Google Sheet. The map shows new cases, confirmed deaths and recoveries. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsystems.jhu.edu\u002Fresearch\u002Fpublic-health\u002Fncov\u002F\">The data they use to visualize this\u003C\u002Fa> is collected from various sources including WHO, CDC, China CDC, NHC and DXY, a Chinese website that aggregates NHC and local CCDC situation reports in near real-time, providing more current regional case estimates than the national level reporting organizations are capable of, and is thus used for all the mainland China cases reported in the dashboard. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Information on U.S. cases is taken from the U.S. CDC, and all other country case data is taken from the corresponding regional health departments. The dashboard is intended to provide the public with an understanding of the outbreak situation as it unfolds, using transparent data sources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-01-28-20-at-07.39-AM-512x266.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26067\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-01-28-20-at-07.39-AM-512x266.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-01-28-20-at-07.39-AM-768x399.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-01-28-20-at-07.39-AM-1536x797.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-01-28-20-at-07.39-AM.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fgisanddata.maps.arcgis.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>New tech for faster detection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As we’ve mentioned in the introduction, technology has dramatically evolved since the days of the SARS virus. For the current coronavirus outbreak, the culprit was identified within a week from the public announcement and the first \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.japantimes.co.jp\u002Fnews\u002F2020\u002F01\u002F17\u002Fasia-pacific\u002Fscience-health-asia-pacific\u002Fgerman-researchers-develop-first-test-new-virus-china\u002F#.Xi8NOmgzZPY\" target=\"_blank\">diagnostic test\u003C\u002Fa> was developed shortly after that. “Back then, it took days to sequence,” Georgetown University infectious diseases physician \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.voanews.com\u002Fscience-health\u002Fnew-tech-sharp-docs-made-fast-id-wuhan-coronavirus-possible\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Lucey\u003C\u002Fa>, who worked on SARS in 2003 said. “Now, it can take hours.” Thanks to technological progress, scientists don’t need to cultivate a sufficient amount of viruses before examining them anymore. Minute amounts of viral DNA can be detected directly from a patient’s spit or blood sample.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another company based in Singapore, Veredus Laboratories, is working on a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Fasia-pacific\u002Fveredus-laboratories-announces-development-detection-kit-wuhan-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\">portable Lab-on-Chip detection kit\u003C\u002Fa> that is expected to be commercially available as soon as this February 1st. With faster and portable detection solutions, identifying infected individuals for proper medical care will also be quicker by medical teams on the ground, especially when hospitals are overcrowded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FVereChip-512x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26055\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FVereChip-512x229.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FVereChip-768x343.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FVereChip.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fvereduslabs.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Genome sequencing to find potential vaccines\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The COVID-19’s genome was \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fnuccore\u002FMN908947\" target=\"_blank\">completely sequenced\u003C\u002Fa> by Chinese scientists in less than a month since the first case had been detected. Since the first sequencing was done, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.statnews.com\u002F2020\u002F01\u002F24\u002Fdna-sleuths-read-coronavirus-genome-tracing-origins-and-mutations\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">almost two dozen more\u003C\u002Fa> have been completed. In comparison, the SARS virus outbreak started around the end of 2002 and its complete genome was only available in April 2003. This is again thanks to advances in technology and a drive for international collaboration. Richard Ebright, a biologist at Rutgers University, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.statnews.com\u002F2020\u002F01\u002F24\u002Fdna-sleuths-read-coronavirus-genome-tracing-origins-and-mutations\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">told Stat News\u003C\u002Fa> that those genome sequences “will be crucially important for the development of diagnostics [and] vaccines”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FWuhan-hospital-staff-512x255.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26057\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FWuhan-hospital-staff-512x255.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FWuhan-hospital-staff-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FWuhan-hospital-staff.jpg 1391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.businessinsider.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcepi.net\u002Fnews_cepi\u002Fcepi-to-fund-three-programmes-to-develop-vaccines-against-the-novel-coronavirus-ncov-2019\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">supported pharma companies with millions\u003C\u002Fa> in funding so as to have a vaccine against the virus ready for human testing in just 16 weeks, a process that normally takes years. With such an ambitious aim, the genome sequences will prove to be very valuable. As we will be able to sequence pathogens’ genome quicker with evolving technology, the rate of finding adequate therapies will also speed up and help save more lives in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\u002Fposts\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FScreenshot-2020-04-02-at-13.35.51-768x311.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27373\"\u002F\u003C\u002Fa srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FScreenshot-2020-04-02-at-13.35.51-768x311.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FScreenshot-2020-04-02-at-13.35.51.png 1518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Robots to the rescue\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As it has been determined that the COVID-19 can spread from human to human, medical staff are at high risk of being infected. However, impervious to cross-infections are medical robots. These can be real game changers in cases of viral outbreaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We’ve seen \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F2020\u002F01\u002F23\u002Fhealth\u002Fus-wuhan-coronavirus-doctor-interview\u002Findex.html\">one such case\u003C\u002Fa> already in the U.S. where a man, diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, is being treated by a robot. The latter allows physicians to communicate with the patient via a screen and it is also equipped with a stethoscope, helping doctors take the man’s vitals while minimizing exposure to the staff. True, it won’t be possible in a jam-packed hospital in China with hundreds of such patients, but with time, quarantined patients could be better monitored with the help of robots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FWuhan-virus-robot-in-US-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26059\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FWuhan-virus-robot-in-US-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FWuhan-virus-robot-in-US-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FWuhan-virus-robot-in-US-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FWuhan-virus-robot-in-US.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Going further, drones for medical deliveries could also be deployed in similar settings so as to reach quarantined zones like \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fnews\u002F6457872\u002Fwuhan-china-coronavirus-quarantine\u002F\">Wuhan currently is\u003C\u002Fa> with medicines and\u002For supplies. If China can \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fworld-asia-china-51245156\">build a hospital in 6 days\u003C\u002Fa>, then it might as well include digital health technologies to help with faster, more connected diagnosis and treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F077_reverse_innovations-512x288.png\" alt=\"reverse innovations\" class=\"wp-image-23390\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In any case, the management and prevention of such situations will largely rely on professionals and international collaboration. With the help of technology, containment and eventual treatment of outbreaks can be run more smoothly. If you’ve come across other examples of technologies being used in the COVID-19 outbreak or think of others that could be helpful, don’t hesitate to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"share them with us (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fmedicalfuturist\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">share them with us\u003C\u002Fa>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure>\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fplugins\u002Fpost.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedicalfuturist%2Fposts%2F2802757973152153&show_text=true&appId=302609456435813&width=566&height=631\" width=\"566\" height=\"671\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>“Chinese health authorities say an outbreak of a pneumonia-like illness has sickened 305 people and killed five”…  No, this is not an excerpt from a […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",16,26499,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31,32],504,521,[34,35,36,37,38,39],744,1547,1549,144,207,630,[],[],[43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62],2633,2659,2635,2637,1587,2639,1617,2643,1693,2645,1719,2647,1777,2649,2625,2651,2629,2653,2631,2655,[64,14,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77],"post-26049","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","category-future-medicine","tag-epidemics","tag-global-health","tag-coronavirus","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-digital-health","tag-digital-technology",{"id":24,"alt_text":79,"caption":27,"description":27,"media_type":80,"media_details":81,"post":5,"source_url":126},"covid 19 and digital health","image",{"width":82,"height":83,"file":84,"sizes":85,"image_meta":123},1920,1080,"2020\u002F01\u002Fcovid-small.png",{"medium":86,"large":92,"thumbnail":97,"medium_large":101,"1536x1536":102,"medium_old_370x208":107,"large_old_512x288":110,"thumbnail_old_150x150":115,"medium_large_old_768x432":117,"1536x1536_old_1536x864":120},{"file":87,"width":88,"height":89,"mime-type":90,"source_url":91},"covid-small-370x208.png",370,208,"image\u002Fpng","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002Fcovid-small-370x208.png",{"file":93,"width":94,"height":95,"mime-type":90,"source_url":96},"covid-small-768x432.png",768,432,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002Fcovid-small-768x432.png",{"file":98,"width":99,"height":99,"mime-type":90,"source_url":100},"covid-small-150x150.png",150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002Fcovid-small-150x150.png",{"file":93,"width":94,"height":95,"mime-type":90,"source_url":96},{"file":103,"width":104,"height":105,"mime-type":90,"source_url":106},"covid-small-1536x864.png",1536,864,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002Fcovid-small-1536x864.png",{"file":87,"width":108,"height":109,"mime-type":90,"source_url":91},"370","208",{"file":111,"width":112,"height":113,"mime-type":90,"source_url":114},"covid-small-512x288.png","512","288","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002Fcovid-small-512x288.png",{"file":98,"width":116,"height":116,"mime-type":90,"source_url":100},"150",{"file":93,"width":118,"height":119,"mime-type":90,"source_url":96},"768","432",{"file":103,"width":121,"height":122,"mime-type":90,"source_url":106},"1536","864",{"aperture":124,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":124,"copyright":27,"focal_length":124,"iso":124,"shutter_speed":124,"title":27,"orientation":124,"keywords":125},"0",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002Fcovid-small.png",{"cta_type":128,"cta_color":129,"subtitle":27,"related_books":130,"related_posts_footer":133,"related_posts":20},"subscribe","red",[131,132],24757,24765,[134,135],16450,24482,{"yoast_wpseo_title":137,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":138,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"Technology & Coronavirus - 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THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>More than 1,500 deaths\nand 2,500 people sickened – that’s the recent account of the ebola outbreak in\nthe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) raging in the country since last August,\nand recently declared a public health emergency of international concern. Experts\nsay efforts to contain the virus are hindered by biological, public health,\npolitical, and cultural issues, but we looked around what digital health\ntechnologies could do to mitigate the spread and the devastation of the\ninfectious disease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The\nSpaghetti-like virus…\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The lethal Ebola virus first appeared in 1976 around a river in Congo – it was named after this watercourse – but its exact origins are still unclear. The tiny pathogen looks like a particular type of spaghetti under the microscope, but its behavior is merciless and bloody. \u003Cstrong>It \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fsitn.hms.harvard.edu\u002Fflash\u002F2014\u002Febola-virus-how-it-infects-people-and-how-scientists-are-working-to-cure-it\u002F\">works its ways into cells\u003C\u002Fa>, creates countless copies of itself, and destroys the connections between tissues, causing organ failure and leaky blood vessels, essentially dismantling bodies from the inside out. In its most extreme form, the viral hemorrhagic fever leads to uncontrollable bleeding and death.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals (such as fruit bats, porcupines, and non-human primates) and then spreads in the human population through direct contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and with surfaces and materials (e.g. bedding, clothing) contaminated with these fluids. That means Ebola is not the most infectious disease out there, however, its high fatality rate – the average case fatality rate is around 50 percent – makes it especially dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-Virus.jpg\" alt=\"ebola\" class=\"wp-image-24483\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-Virus.jpg 992w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-Virus-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-Virus-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-Virus-512x288.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.abcnews.go.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>…rampaging\nthrough Western Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Since its first appearance, several outbreaks have decimated first of all the population of Africa. The largest Ebola epidemic to date rampaged through West Africa from 2014 to 2016, killing more than \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cdc.gov\u002Fvhf\u002Febola\u002Fhistory\u002F2014-2016-outbreak\u002Fcumulative-cases-graphs.html\">11,300 people\u003C\u002Fa>. It seemed that the virus was contained there but \u003Cstrong>a year ago it started to claim victims again in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The WHO classified the recent outbreak \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fnews-room\u002Fdetail\u002F17-07-2019-ebola-outbreak-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-declared-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern\">as a level 3 emergency\u003C\u002Fa>, the most serious, as it continues to cause casualties in the hundreds. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Unfortunately, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nationalgeographic.com\u002Fscience\u002F2019\u002F04\u002Fworlds-second-biggest-ebola-outbreak-still-raging-heres-why-hot-zone\u002F\">there are several factors\u003C\u002Fa> which hamper the fight in the current situation. The region is plagued by political conflicts and continuing violence. As distrust is deeply rooted, the locals are mistrustful towards foreign aid groups and medical teams, which makes the management or prevention of the disease very difficult\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Moreover, looking at the disease itself, the infection is spreading among an unusually high number of children and killing a large percentage of people before they’ve sought or received treatment in Ebola centers staffed by local and international aid workers. Now, teams trying to track the spread of the disease are finding fresh cases with no obvious connection to previous patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So\nfar, the most efficient solution seems to be \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2019\u002F07\u002F09\u002Fmercks-ebola-vaccine-helps-combat-deadly-outbreak-in-the-congo.html\">Merck’s\nexperimental rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine\u003C\u002Fa>, which is used for\nindividuals getting in contact with Ebola patients, as well as the contacts of\nthose contacts – to create a ring of immunization. So far, more than 135,000\npeople have received the vaccine in the current outbreak. However, the vaccine\nis only good for prevention and cannot be used for treating Ebola patients. So\nfar, only experimental treatments exist, while the only advice for doctors is\nto hydrate until the immune system fights off the disease. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Looking at the hardships that public health agencies as well as the local population face, we asked the question what digital health could do in this situation and whether it can offer some ways to alleviate the epidemic. Here are some promising examples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-In-Congo.jpg\" alt=\"ebola\" class=\"wp-image-24484\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-In-Congo.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-In-Congo-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-In-Congo-512x348.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers carry the coffin of a baby believed to have died of Ebola, in Beni, North Kivu Province of Democratic Republic of Congo, December 15, 2018.   REUTERS\u002FGoran Tomasevic\u002FFile Photo\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Monitoring\nthe Ebola epidemic through digital maps in real-time\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Monitoring and surveillance are the areas where digital technologies truly excel, especially when it comes to epidemics. \u003Cstrong>Coordinated and flexible data systems, such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-maps-help-fight-epidemics\">digital maps\u003C\u002Fa>, can identify health trends, predict medicine stockouts, or detect outbreaks far faster and more efficiently than any other systems.\u003C\u002Fstrong> For example, researchers, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nasa.gov\u002Ffeature\u002Fgoddard\u002F2017\u002Fusing-nasa-satellite-data-to-predict-malaria-outbreaks\">using\u003C\u002Fa> data from NASA satellites (such as the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.engadget.com\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F27\u002Fgoogle-earth-maps-higher-quality-imagery\u002F\">Landsat\u003C\u002Fa> series), were able to predict malaria outbreaks three months in advance in South America by identifying areas where the soil moisture creates prime breeding grounds for the mosquitoes that transmit malaria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In\nthe DRC, the Ministry of Health partnered with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.path.org\u002Fabout\u002F\">a non-profit organization, PATH\u003C\u002Fa>,\nwhich aims to harness the power of data and digital tools, to collect and\nanalyze high-quality data about the Ebola epidemic leading to efficient,\ndata-based decisions. Using the existing National Health Information System, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.path.org\u002Farticles\u002Fdigitalizing-ebola-response\u002F\">PATH\ncreated a dashboard for monitoring Ebola cases\u003C\u002Fa>.\nUpdated daily, this dashboard provides real-time information on important\nindicators like the epidemic curve, case data, contact-tracing, treatment, and\ntimelines. \u003Cstrong>Not only PATH, but the US\nCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the WHO, and other partners\nworked together to create digital maps, graphs, and charts displaying different\naspects of the outbreak in real-time. All-day, data are a constant reminder of\nwhat has been accomplished and what still needs to be done. Moreover, Ebola\nexperts in Kinshasa, West Africa, and Atlanta can have direct access to the\ndata\u003C\u002Fstrong>, and more importantly, to the people at the center of the outbreak.\nAdvice, decisions, and problem-solving can happen in real-time. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In\nthe future, such a rich collection of data might be used for the creation of\nsmart algorithms generating more insights and predictions regarding the\ndisease, moreover, these analytical software programs could also be \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thelancet.com\u002Fjournals\u002Feclinm\u002Farticle\u002FPIIS2589-5370(19)30096-3\u002Ffulltext\">built\ninto apps or guidelines such as the \u003Cem>Ebola Care Guidelines\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the government of the DRC also recognized the power of data, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.path.org\u002Farticles\u002Fdigital-congo-ebola\u002F\">the Ministry of Health in March 2019 launched a national agency for clinical information and health informatics\u003C\u002Fa> (ANICiiS). With a mission to improve management of the health care system, quality of care, and accessibility of services, the ANICiiS is the country’s first dedicated digital health agency. It promises to oversee and accelerate the use of new technologies, including telemedicine, connectivity for the health information system, and biomedical equipment. To celebrate the launch of the new agency, the Ministry brought more than 50 students together for an Ebola-focused hackathon for improving the arsenal against Ebola. While we didn’t find detailed information about their ideas, we found plenty of other digital health innovations that could support the containment of the outbreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-WHO-512x362.png\" alt=\"ebola\" class=\"wp-image-24485\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-WHO-512x362.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-WHO-768x543.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-WHO-1536x1087.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-WHO.png 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.who.int\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Keeping everyone up-to-date\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Family support matters a lot in cases of medical emergencies. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.techchange.org\u002F2014\u002F10\u002F08\u002Febola-technology-ict\u002F\">Elaine Burroughs, a Save the Children staff member\u003C\u002Fa> and TechChange alumna of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.techchange.org\u002Fonline-courses\u002Fmobiles-for-international-development\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Mobiles for International Development\u003C\u002Fa>, said that \u003Cstrong>during the epidemic in West Africa the medical care teams were using their local Wi-Fi network to connect patients in the isolation ward with their relatives through video calls\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In situations where such calls were not possible, they provided patients with cheap mobile phones to talk to relatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>During\nthe 2014-2016 epidemic, \u003Cstrong>various SMS\nsystems were also set up to share credible information. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.intrahealth.org\u002Fpage\u002Fmhero-updates-health-workers-on-ebola-in-real-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mHero\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>\nis such a system specifically designed to share information with health workers.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nIn response to the outbreak, UNICEF launched the Rapidpro \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.unicef.org\u002Finfobycountry\u002Fsierraleone_81144.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free source platform\u003C\u002Fa>, which provided\nSMS messaging in Sierra Leone that had no need for internet, a sophisticated\nphone or even phone credit. The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fborgenproject.org\u002Fhow-sms-messaging-helped-to-combat-ebola-in-sierra-leone\u002F\">initiative\nwas widely hailed as an efficient tool\u003C\u002Fa> in combatting the\nepidemic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And finally, the use of social media has to be mentioned. Although internet penetration remains low in the DRC or West Africa, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.techchange.org\u002F2014\u002F10\u002F08\u002Febola-technology-ict\u002F\">experiences from Haiti and the Philippines show that diaspora is an important information channel for people living in affected countries\u003C\u002Fa>. Very often they assume that their relatives in the US or Europe will know more, and are more credible information sources than their own governments. Thus, social media can play an important role in correcting misinformation and global agencies could use these sources to combat mistrust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FDD-mVAM-respondent-in-DRC.jpg\" alt=\"ebola\" class=\"wp-image-24486\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.elrha.org\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Speeding up the diagnostics of Ebola\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The\ninability to quickly diagnose the fast-spreading Ebola virus and distinguish it\nfrom the malarial parasite was a major problem that contributed to the deadliest,\nWest Africa Ebola crisis, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medtechdive.com\u002Fnews\u002Frapid-diagnostic-test-detects-ebola-malaria-in-the-field\u002F544382\u002F\">according\nto researchers\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003Cstrong>However,\nexisting diagnostic tests take at least a day or two to yield results, preventing\nhealth care workers from quickly determining whether a patient needs immediate\ntreatment and isolation.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>That’s why \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medtechdive.com\u002Fnews\u002Frapid-diagnostic-test-detects-ebola-malaria-in-the-field\u002F544382\u002F\">an international team of researchers has developed a portable diagnostic test\u003C\u002Fa> to detect Ebola, malaria and other pathogens in under 30 minutes from a single blood sample\u003C\u002Fstrong>, without the need for laboratory infrastructure and trained personnel. This quick test can help doctors identify who should be quarantined immediately and who should be sent home with antimalarial medicine. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fnews.mit.edu\u002F2015\u002Ften-minute-ebola-test-0224\">Another test from MIT researchers\u003C\u002Fa>, a simple paper strip similar to a pregnancy test, also claims to diagnose Ebola, as well as other viral hemorrhagic fevers such as yellow fever, and dengue fever in 10 minutes. We hope that field workers will soon have the chance to use these amazing innovations on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-Diagnostics.jpg\" alt=\"ebola\" class=\"wp-image-24487\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-Diagnostics.jpg 2000w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-Diagnostics-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-Diagnostics-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-Diagnostics-512x342.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nbcnews.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Experimental\ntreatments and artificial intelligence\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Beyond Merck’s experimental vaccine for immunization, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2019\u002F07\u002F09\u002Fmercks-ebola-vaccine-helps-combat-deadly-outbreak-in-the-congo.html\">four potential treatments\u003C\u002Fa> are undergoing a clinical trial coordinated by WHO to test their efficacy on those who have already been infected by the Ebola virus in the DRC. It is the first-ever multi-drug trial to find a successful treatment for Ebola. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, we believe that in the future, \u003Cstrong>artificial intelligence could speed up drug creation and the clinical testing procedure through redesigning existing medicines or pairing unique ingredients virtually that were never tested before. For example, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.atomwise.com\u002F\">Atomwise\u003C\u002Fa> uses supercomputers that root out therapies from a database of molecular structures\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In 2015, Atomwise launched a virtual search for safe, existing medicines that could be redesigned to treat the Ebola virus. They found two drugs predicted by the company’s A.I. technology which may significantly reduce Ebola infectivity. This analysis, which typically would have taken months or years, was completed in less than one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-In-Beni-512x341.jpg\" alt=\"ebola\" class=\"wp-image-24488\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-In-Beni-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-In-Beni-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002FEbola-In-Beni.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.scmp.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We hope that innovations in the digital health universe can be applied on the ground very soon, and that with the concerted efforts of local and global public health agencies, medical care teams, and the innovations stemming from the digital health universe, this lethal disease can be stopped and eradicated even from our collective memory forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. 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Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":207,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>More than 1,500 deaths and 2,500 people sickened – that’s the recent account of the ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) raging in the country since last August, and recently declared a public health emergency of international concern. 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