Open Syndrome Suspected Plague
Table of Contents
Authors: Dirección General de Epidemiología, Peru Ministry of Health
Location: Peru
Purpose #
Case definition for suspected plague
The definition #
Paciente con presentación clínica compatible, y con antecedentes epidemiológicos consistentes de: • Exposición a humanos o animales infectados, y/o • Evidencia de picaduras de pulgas, y/o • Residencia o viaje a un área endémica conocida, dentro de los 10 días previos.
Machine-readable definition #
The definition is available in JSON format following the Open Syndrome v1.0 specification:
{
"authors": [
"Dirección General de Epidemiología"
],
"category": "suspected",
"definition_type": "case_definition",
"description": "Case definition for suspected plague",
"human_readable_definition": "Paciente con presentación clínica compatible, y con antecedentes\nepidemiológicos consistentes de:\n• Exposición a humanos o animales infectados, y/o\n• Evidencia de picaduras de pulgas, y/o\n• Residencia o viaje a un área endémica conocida, dentro de los 10 días\nprevios.",
"inclusion_criteria": [
{
"logical_operator": "AND",
"type": "criterion",
"values": [
{
"name": "Clinical presentation compatible with plague",
"type": "symptom"
},
{
"logical_operator": "AT_LEAST",
"logical_operator_arguments": [
1
],
"name": "History of exposure to infected humans or animals",
"type": "criterion",
"values": [
{
"name": "Exposure to infected humans or animals",
"type": "epidemiological_history"
},
{
"description": "Indicates presence of fleas on the patient",
"name": "Evidence of flea bites",
"type": "professional_judgment"
},
{
"name": "Residence or travel to an endemic area, within the 10 days prior",
"type": "epidemiological_history"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"keywords": [
"Plague",
"South America"
],
"language": "English",
"location": "Peru",
"open_syndrome_version": "1.0.0",
"organization": "Peru Ministry of Health",
"published_at": "2011-01-01T12:00:00Z",
"published_by": [
"Open Syndrome Initiative"
],
"published_in": "https://opensyndrome.org",
"references": [
{
"url": "http://bvs.minsa.gob.pe/local/MINSA/3255.pdf"
}
],
"scope": "specific",
"status": "draft",
"target_public_health_threats": [
"Plague"
],
"title": "Open Syndrome Suspected Plague",
"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.