The FISSA study is a prospective study of Fever in Subsaharan Africa conducted by the ALERRT network. The FISSA study case record form (CRF) is developed and implemented by the FISSA Principal Investigators, the study team and the FISSA Data Management Team.

CDISC, the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium produces internationally recognised standards for the labelling, formatting and structuring clinical data. Information is available at https://www.cdisc.org/. CDISC produces a number of standards, one of which is the CDASH standard. CDASH is used to standardise the collection of data.

The CDASH Mapping for the ALERRT FISSA Study CRF has been prepared by the ALERRT Data Management team and includes the FISSA study data dictionary in English and French, with CDASH mapping. 

Development of databases that use the CDASH standards enables the data to be collected using robust structure s and terminologies. This improves data quality and interoperability, facilitating the aggregation and sharing of data.