Analysis of google trends and search results for ophthalmic symptoms of monkeypox.

Autor: Zhu A; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 90 Bergen Street, Suite 6100, Newark, NJ, USA., Mahajan J; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 90 Bergen Street, Suite 6100, Newark, NJ, USA., Oydanich MK; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 90 Bergen Street, Suite 6100, Newark, NJ, USA., Luo MC; Department of Mathematical Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Newark, NJ, USA., Khouri AS; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 90 Bergen Street, Suite 6100, Newark, NJ, USA. khourias@njms.rutgers.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International ophthalmology [Int Ophthalmol] 2023 Sep; Vol. 43 (9), pp. 3149-3155. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 18.
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-023-02714-1
Abstrakt: Purpose: In July 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox virus's global spread a "public health emergency of international concern." About a quarter of monkeypox cases feature ophthalmic symptoms. We assessed trends in worldwide search interest in monkeypox ophthalmic involvement and inclusion in online search engine queries.
Methods: The following keywords were searched on Google Trends from April 1, 2022, to August 12, 2022: monkeypox + eye, pink eye, eye infection, eyelid, vision, blurry vision, vision loss, blindness, eye symptoms, eye problems, eye pain, eye redness, conjunctivitis, conjunctiva, cornea, keratitis, corneal ulcer, and blepharitis. We analyzed trends, correlated search interest with case count data, and compared popularity of search terms via nonparametric Mann-Whitney-U analysis. Inclusion of ophthalmic symptoms in Google search results for "monkeypox symptoms" was assessed.
Results: "Monkeypox eye" had the highest average search interest worldwide and in the United States. Search interest peaked between mid-May and late July 2022. When compared to interest in "monkeypox rash," the most searched monkeypox symptom, the average interest in "monkeypox eye" was lower (p < 0.01). Of the first 50 results from the Google search of "monkeypox symptoms," 10/50 (20%) mentioned ophthalmic symptoms. 6/50 (12%) mentioned the eye as a route of virus transmission.
Conclusion: Search interest in monkeypox ophthalmic symptoms corresponds with geographic and temporal trends, i.e., timing and location of the first reported non-endemic cases and WHO announcement. Although ophthalmic symptoms are not as widely searched currently, inclusion in public health messaging is key for diagnosis, appropriate management, and reduction of further transmission.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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