title: The schisto track: a system for gathering and monitoring epidemiological surveys by connecting geographical information systems in real time.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Using the Android platform as a notification instrument for diseases and disorders forms a new alternative for computerization of epidemiological studies.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of our study was to construct a tool for gathering epidemiological data on schistosomiasis using the Android platform.
  
  
  METHODS
  The developed application (app), named the Schisto Track, is a tool for data capture and analysis that was designed to meet the needs of a traditional epidemiological survey. An initial version of the app was finished and tested in both real situations and simulations for epidemiological surveys.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The app proved to be a tool capable of automation of activities, with data organization and standardization, easy data recovery (to enable interfacing with other systems), and totally modular architecture.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The proposed Schisto Track is in line with worldwide trends toward use of smartphones with the Android platform for modeling epidemiological scenarios.
authors.affiliation: Aggeu Magalhaes Research Center, Schistosomiasis Reference Service, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Brazil. onicio@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Onicio B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Leal Neto
authors.forename: Cesar M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.forename: Jones O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.forename: Constança S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Barbosa
keywords: epidemiological survey; public health; schistosomiasis
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