Leveraging social networking sites for disease surveillance and public sensing: the case of the 2013 avian influenza A(H7N9) outbreak in China
| Autor: | Lyn James, Pei Pei Chan, Wanhan See, Khine Nandar, Joseph John Pyne Simons, Richard D. Shang, Jeannie Su Hui Tey, Olivia Seen Huey Oh, Zhaoxia Wang, Rick Siow Mong Goh, Boon-Kiat Quek, Xiao Feng Yin, Yinping Yang, Emma Xuxiao Zhang, Vivienne Ruo Yun Ling |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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China
medicine.medical_specialty Microblogging social media lcsh:Medicine Influenza A Virus H7N9 Subtype Communicable Diseases Disease Outbreaks H7N9 public health event Public health surveillance Influenza Human medicine Humans Public Health Surveillance Social media News media Other Topic Disease surveillance Communicable disease business.industry Public health lcsh:Public aspects of medicine lcsh:R lcsh:RA1-1270 General Medicine Public relations sentiment analysis Epidemiological Monitoring disease surveillance business |
| Zdroj: | Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 66-72 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 2094-7313 2094-7321 |
| DOI: | 10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.1.013 |
| Popis: | We conducted in-depth analysis on the use of a popular Chinese social networking and microblogging site, Sina Weibo, to monitor an avian influenza A(H7N9) outbreak in China and to assess the value of social networking sites in the surveillance of disease outbreaks that occur overseas. Two data sets were employed for our analysis: a line listing of confirmed cases obtained from conventional public health information channels and case information from Weibo posts. Our findings showed that the level of activity on Weibo corresponded with the number of new cases reported. In addition, the reporting of new cases on Weibo was significantly faster than those of conventional reporting sites and non-local news media. A qualitative review of the functions of Weibo also revealed that Weibo enabled timely monitoring of other outbreak-relevant information, provided access to additional crowd-sourced epidemiological information and was leveraged by the local government as an interactive platform for risk communication and monitoring public sentiment on the policy response. Our analysis demonstrated the potential for social networking sites to be used by public health agencies to enhance traditional communicable disease surveillance systems for the global surveillance of overseas public health threats. Social networking sites also can be used by governments for calibration of response policies and measures and for risk communication. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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