Chapter 15: Early warning for emerging infectious disease outbreaks: Digital disease surveillance for public health preparedness and response
Zahid Ahmad Butt School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Abstract
Emerging infectious diseases such as SARS, Ebola virus, and COVID-19 are a significant threat to health globally. These global epidemics result in increased media consumption by the public for information and expressing their thoughts and ideas through internet search engines and social media. Analyzing people's internet search behavior regarding health-related information and social media use can guide real-time surveillance and early warning systems for emerging diseases and help in health ...
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