Helping prevent the spread of AN1H1 with IR camera technology

THERMOGRAPHY CAMERAS HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Infectious diseases causing fever can easily spread due to international travelling. Early detection of elevated body temperature (fever) is crucial to avoiding this spreading. An effective disease-prevention strategy with infrared thermography needs to be in place.

How do IR cameras work in detecting disease?
In a solution that is simple, reliable and stable, the Xenics Raven-384 Infra red camera can detect the heat transmitted from the skin and then produce a temperature map of a person in real time. Xenics recommends the body temperature to be checked at the corner of an individual's eye where the temperature approaches the core body temperature. A coloured image is produced where the colours represent temperature. Temperatures higher than a certain threshold can be highlighted.

How intrusive to people and processes is this method?
Totally harmless and non-intrusive, the camera is deployed at places of incoming travel such as airports, bus and railway stations. Pedestrian flow will not be influenced thanks to the high frame rate of the Xenics Raven-384 camera. Temperature differences as small as 0.050 degrees centigrade can be distinguished. The high-definition image quality permits accurate fever detection of both individuals and crowds. The examination takes no longer than a fraction of a second.

Easily set up on a tripod and using a standard Ethernet interface, the infrared camera can be controlled from a PC for temporary screening. At places with long queues such as passport or customs control points, where people can be screened on an individual basis, a fixed installation can also be maintained. Setup and operation is so simple that it requires minimum training of less than one hour before being fully deployable.