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January 1, 2025International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Public Health Surveillance in Africa: Current Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities: A Scoping Review

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Overview

Scoping review reveals AI enhances disease surveillance in Africa, highlighting challenges and future opportunities.

Key Points

  • AI significantly improves epidemic intelligence, enabling faster detection and response to outbreaks across Africa.
  • The review included 54 studies where 72% focused on AI applications in disease detection and surveillance.
  • Methodology comprised a systematic search of databases over a 15-year period, yielding 127 relevant articles after filtering.
  • Despite challenges like inadequate infrastructure, AI offers transformative potential for health security and diagnostics.

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John Etim Edet (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af2695cf1dd9ea359e228bhttps://doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2025.907000234
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