Influenza A (H7N9) and the Importance of Digital Epidemiology
- 1 August 2013
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 369 (5), 401-404
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp1307752
Abstract
In recent outbreaks including that of novel H7N9 influenza, digital disease surveillance has supplemented laboratory studies and work by public health officials and epidemiologists, by leveraging widespread use of the Internet, mobile phones, and social media.Keywords
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