README.md

---
license: mit
language:
- en
tags:
- syndromic-surveillance
- case-definitions
- open-syndrome
pretty_name: Case Definitions in JSON, TXT, and PDF
size_categories:
- n<1K
---

# Open Syndrome Dataset

> The first dataset of case definitions in both human- and machine-readable formats.

It comprises 40 case definitions from various public health threats, countries, and health organizations.

Read more about the Open Syndrome Definition (machine-readable format) [here](https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25434).

## How is the dataset organised?

The file names follow the pattern `<public-health-threat>_<provenance-or-organization>`.

In the **human-readable folder**, in the PDF folder, you will find the original PDFs collected during the initial phase.
These PDFs may contain multiple case definitions, depending on the organization.
The TXT folder contains the text used for the case definition in question.

In the **machine-readable folder**, you will find the case definition in the Open Syndrome Definition format
in the JSON folder.

```
.
├── human_readable
│   ├── pdf
└── ├──txt
└── machine_readable
    └── json
```

## Citing & Authors

If you find this repository helpful, feel free to cite our publication: The Open Syndrome Definition

```
@misc{ferreira2025opensyndromedefinition,
      title={The Open Syndrome Definition},
      author={Ana Paula Gomes Ferreira and Aleksandar Anžel and Izabel Oliva Marcilio de Souza and Helen Hughes and Alex J Elliot and Jude Dzevela Kong and Madlen Schranz and Alexander Ullrich and Georges Hattab},
      year={2025},
      eprint={2509.25434},
      archivePrefix={arXiv},
      primaryClass={cs.AI},
      url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25434},
}
```