@article{fdi:010079848, title = {{C}ontributing to elimination of cross-border malaria through a standardized solution for case surveillance, data sharing, and data interpretation : development of a cross-border monitoring system}, author = {{S}aldanha, {R}. and {M}osnier, {E}. and {B}arcellos, {C}. and {C}arbunar, {A}. and {C}harron, {C}hristophe and {D}esconnets, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {G}uarmit, {B}. and {G}omes, {M}. {D}. {M}. and {M}andon, {T}. and {M}endes, {A}. {M}. and {P}eiter, {P}. {C}. and {M}usset, {L}. and {S}anna, {A}. and {V}an {G}astel, {B}. and {R}oux, {E}mmanuel}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}ackground: {C}ross-border malaria is a significant obstacle to achieving malaria control and elimination worldwide. {O}bjective: {T}his study aimed to build a cross-border surveillance system that can make comparable and qualified data available to all parties involved in malaria control between {F}rench {G}uiana and {B}razil. {M}ethods: {D}ata reconciliation rules based on expert knowledge were defined and applied to the heterogeneous data provided by the existing malaria surveillance systems of both countries. {V}isualization dashboards were designed to facilitate progressive data exploration, analysis, and interpretation. {D}edicated advanced open source and robust software solutions were chosen to facilitate solution sharing and reuse. {R}esults: {A} database gathering the harmonized data on cross-border malaria epidemiology is updated monthly with new individual malaria cases from both countries. {O}nline dashboards permit a progressive and user-friendly visualization of raw data and epidemiological indicators, in the form of time series, maps, and data quality indexes. {T}he monitoring system was shown to be able to identify changes in time series that are related to control actions, as well as differentiated changes according to space and to population subgroups. {C}onclusions: {T}his cross-border monitoring tool could help produce new scientific evidence on cross-border malaria dynamics, implementing cross-border cooperation for malaria control and elimination, and can be quickly adapted to other cross-border contexts.}, keywords = {cross-border malaria ; surveillance ; data interoperability ; data visualization ; {F}rench {G}uiana ; {B}razil ; {BRESIL} ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{JMIR} {P}ublic {H}ealth and {S}urveillance}, volume = {6}, numero = {3}, pages = {12--26}, ISSN = {2369-2960}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.2196/15409}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079848}, }