Selected article for: "general public and pandemic influenza"

Author: Thorner, Anna R.; Cao, Bin; Jiang, Terrence; Warner, Amy J.; Bonis, Peter A.
Title: Correlation Between UpToDate Searches and Reported Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome During Outbreaks in Saudi Arabia
  • Document date: 2016_2_18
  • ID: qh9n30qd_13
    Snippet: Several studies support the utility of using internet-based searches for detecting infectious disease outbreaks, but most of these studies have used search engines that are used by the general public [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] . Digital infectious disease surveillance techniques using large search engines such as Google Flu Trends show promise [2] , but, in some cases, they have underestimated (during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic) or overestimat.....
    Document: Several studies support the utility of using internet-based searches for detecting infectious disease outbreaks, but most of these studies have used search engines that are used by the general public [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] . Digital infectious disease surveillance techniques using large search engines such as Google Flu Trends show promise [2] , but, in some cases, they have underestimated (during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic) or overestimated (during the 2012-2013 influenza season) disease prevalence [14] [15] [16] [17] .

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