Open Syndrome Diarrhea
Table of Contents
Authors: Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN)
Location: Pacific Islands
Purpose #
The definition #
3 or more loose or watery stools in 24 hrs
Machine-readable definition #
The definition is available in JSON format following the Open Syndrome v1.0 specification:
{
"category": "suspected",
"definition_type": "case_definition",
"description": "",
"human_readable_definition": "3 or more loose or\nwatery stools in 24 hrs",
"inclusion_criteria": [
{
"attribute": "stools",
"name": "Three or more loose or watery stools",
"operator": "\u003e=",
"type": "symptom",
"unit": "occurrences",
"value": 3
},
{
"attribute": "Time period",
"name": "Less than 24 hours",
"operator": "\u003c",
"type": "professional_judgment",
"unit": "hours",
"value": 24
}
],
"keywords": [
"Diarrhea",
"Asia"
],
"language": "English",
"location": "Pacific Islands",
"open_syndrome_version": "1.0.0",
"organization": "Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN)",
"published_at": "2025-02-08T13:59:09Z",
"published_by": [
"Open Syndrome Initiative"
],
"published_in": "https://opensyndrome.org",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://www.pphsn.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Towards_standardised_syndromic_event-based_surv_system_Pacific.pdf"
}
],
"scope": "broad",
"status": "draft",
"target_public_health_threats": [
"Diarrhea"
],
"title": "Open Syndrome Diarrhea",
"version": "1.0.0"
}
Using the Definition #
Healthcare organizations can implement this definition through:
- Direct integration with surveillance systems
- API endpoints for real-time validation
- Manual case verification processes
Next Steps #
We encourage:
- Clinical feedback on the definition criteria
- Technical feedback on the implementation format
- Suggestions for additional symptoms or signs
- Reports of implementation experiences
Get Involved #
We welcome contributions and feedback from the community.