WHO Standardized Outbreak Templates

One of the main advantages of Go.Data use for outbreak response is the ability to embed validated standards when performing case investigation, contact listing and contact tracing across disease types. This includes alignment with published standards and protocols by WHO technical teams when specifying variables and formats for data collection, such as the WHO Outbreak Toolkit.

To facilitate such standards, Go.Data contains outbreak templates for common diseases. Using an outbreak template, you can quickly activate an outbreak in your Go.Data interface, with the relevant outbreak details and case investigation form structure already complete.

To see more information on how to set up and use Outbreak Templates, please visit the Go.Data User Guide.

To access installation files to begin collecting data for any of the below diseases, you can contact godata@who.int.

Yellow Fever

• Metadata Overview Guide
• Detailed Data Dictionary

Mpox

• Detailed Data Dictionary - Aligned with 2024 Case Report Form (CRF) and Case Investigation Forms (CIF)

*The Go.Data v49 release includes an mpox template aligned with the 2022 WHO CRF and CIF. To access the latest version of the form, users can import the mpox outbreak sync package along with the corresponding language file.

In the upcoming v50 release, the updated mpox template will be integrated directly into the Templates section of the application. Meanwhile, users have two options to utilize the most recent mpox template:

1) mpox sync package WITH reference data: This option includes the outbreak forms, mpox-specific reference data, and a separate language file.

3) mpox sync package: This option includes the outbreak forms and a separate language file. Users can create and customize mpox-specific reference data as needed.

**Important: The language file must be merged with the system’s language file and should not be imported using the sync package.

To obtain credentials to the demo instance to see the template in use, kindly send an email to godata@who.int.

Cholera

• Metadata Overview Guide
• Detailed Data Dictionary

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

• Metadata Overview Guide
• Detailed Data Dictionary

Measles

• Metadata Overview Guide
• Detailed Data Dictionary

SARS-CoV-2

• Metadata Overview Guide
• Detailed Data Dictionary

Tutorial for updating Go.Data Reference Data to align with a Disease-Specific Template

• Tutorial for updating Go.Data Reference Data