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Who's Not Coming to Dinner? Evaluating Trends in Online Restaurant Reservations for Outbreak Surveillance
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Epidemiologists, public health agencies and scientists increasingly augment traditional surveillance systems with alternative data sources such as, digital surveillance systems utilizing news reports and social media, over-the-counter medication… read more -
Development of a Vietnamese Language Outbreak Mapping and Surveillance System
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In the South East Asia Region (SEAR), infectious disease continues to be a leading cause of death. SEAR countries, like Vietnam, are also at risk for outbreaks of emerging diseases due to high population density, proximity to animals and… read more -
Flu Near You: An Online Self-reported Influenza Surveillance System in the USA
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The emergence of new influenza strains including H1N1, H5N1, H3N2v as well as other respiratory pathogens such as SARS, along with generally weak information about household and community transmission of influenza, enforce the need for augmented… read more -
MoH+: A Global, Integrated, and Automated View of Official Outbreak Reporting
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Previous studies have documented significant lags in official reporting of outbreaks compared to unofficial reporting (1,2). MoH+ provides an additional tool to analyze this issue, with the unique advantage of actively gathering a wide range of… read more -
Using Google Dengue Trends to Estimate Climate Effects in Mexico
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The incidence of dengue fever (DF) has increased 30 fold between 1960 and 2010. The literature suggests that temperature plays a major role in the life cycle of the mosquito vector and in turn, the timing of DF outbreaks. We use real-time data from… read more -
Evaluation of approaches that adjust for biases in participatory surveillance systems
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Because the dynamics and severity of influenza in the US vary each season, yearly estimates of disease burden in the population are essential to evaluate interventions and allocate resources. The CDC uses data from a national health-care based… read more -
A Digital Platform for Local Foodborne Illness and Outbreak Surveillance
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Foodborne illness affects 1 in 4 Americans, annually. However, only a fraction of affected individuals seek medical attention. To supplement traditional approaches to foodborne disease surveillance, researchers and public health departments are… read more