Infodemics and infodemiology: a short history, a long future

An infodemic is defined as an overabundance of information some accurate and some not occurring during an epidemic. This paper describes the characteristics of an infodemic, which combines an inordinately high volume of information (leading to problems relating to locating the information, storage...

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Main Author: Chris Zielinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2021-05-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/53850