Use of Twitter data to improve Zika virus surveillance in the United States during the 2016 epidemic

Use of Twitter data to improve Zika virus surveillance in the United States during the 2016 epidemic

Abstract Background Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito-borne arbovirus that can produce serious public health consequences. In 2016, ZIKV caused an epidemic in many countries around the world, including the United States. ZIKV surveillance and vector control is essential to combating future e...

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Main Authors: Shahir Masri, Jianfeng Jia, Chen Li, Guofa Zhou, Ming-Chieh Lee, Guiyun Yan, Jun Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Zika
ZIKV
Zika virus
Disease surveillance
Disease forecasting
Predictive modeling
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7103-8

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