  The 2013 outbreak of Dengue in Fiji resulted in an alarming number of deaths
and has been is a matter of serious concern. Dengue fever is a disease caused
by the four types of the Dengue virus serotypes and transmitted mostly from
mosquito bites. In Fiji, dengue diagnosis is only done in hospitals which are
slow and time consuming. It is also important to monitor the spread of Dengue.
Fiji needs an convenient method of monitoring the spread of Dengue. With
increase in affordable smartphones and better Internet coverage, there is scope
for a mobile application for Dengue fever monitoring and tracking. This paper
proposes a mobile application for Dengue monitoring based on global positioning
system (GPS) enabled mobile phone technology. It also provides an information
network that shows the spread of dengue which will allow health authorities to
quickly identify dengue infected areas in Fiji. A mobile application prototype
is developed and tested and the scope for further testing and implementation is
also given.
