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Challenges in adapting an natural language processing system for real-time surveillance
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We are developing a Bayesian surveillance system for realtime surveillance and characterization of outbreaks that incorporates a variety of data elements, including free-text clinical reports. An existing natural language processing (… read more… real-time surveillance WW Chapman, M Conway, JN Dowling, F-C Tsui, Q Li, LM Christensen, H Harkema, T Sriburadej, and … Pittsburgh, PA, USA E-mail: wendy.w.chapman@gmail.com Objective Adapt an existing natural language processing … made changes to the NLP system using a development set of 26 laboratory- verified Shigellosis cases and 20 … -
Content Analysis of Tobacco-related Twitter Posts
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Vast amounts of free, real-time, localizable Twitter data offer new possibilities for public health workers to identify trends and attitudes that more traditional surveillance methods may not capture, particu- larly in emerging areas of public… read more… and attitudes that more traditional surveillance methods may not capture, particu- larly in emerging areas of public … and attitudes that more traditional surveillance methods may not capture, particu- larly in emerging areas of public …