The Possibility of Using Modern Methods to Control Bubonic Plague Infection, A Highly Infectious Zoonotic Disease, Mongolia A Literature Review

Abstract

Mongolia is a natural habitat to numerous zoonotic diseases including bubonic plague, anthrax, rabies and others. Lack of CDC-like structure, limited government capabilities and nomadic pastoral farming reflect high risk of future emerging and re-emerging outbreaks. Rapid risk assessment of outbreaks is conducted by the National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, meanwhile local and central governmental capacity of disease control remain unsatisfactory. With an AI-based disease control platform and instant mapping of hotspot locations should enable the rapid control and containment strategies. Furthermore, these dashboards and platforms will enable advanced level cooperation and management of emerging and re-emerging infections occurring within the intersection of nature, domesticated animals, wildlife and people in Mongolia and beyond. Ultimately, we aim to incorporate One Health approach and other International Health Regulations under the project outcomes. Mobile phone uses are above 90 per cent among Mongolian adults. In addition, connectivity is essentially well connected across the country. We therefore intend to develop AI based tracking through mobile phone usage, smart phone data, and social media (commonly used) datas for tracing, mapping and other disease-containing activities.