Using Web Search Query Data to Monitor Dengue Epidemics: A New Model for Neglected Tropical Disease Surveillance

Emily H. Chan; Vikram Sahai; Corrie Conrad; John S. Brownstein

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001206

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Using Web Search Query Data to Monitor Dengue Epidemics: A New Model for Neglected Tropical Disease Surveillance

Emily H. Chan,

Affiliations Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Vikram Sahai,

Affiliation Google Inc., Mountain View, California, United States of America
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Corrie Conrad,

Affiliation Google Inc., Mountain View, California, United States of America
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John S. Brownstein

* E-mail: john_brownstein@harvard.edu

Affiliations Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Using Web Search Query Data to Monitor Dengue Epidemics: A New Model for Neglected Tropical Disease Surveillance

Emily H. Chan,
Vikram Sahai,
Corrie Conrad,
John S. Brownstein

Published: May 31, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001206

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Posted by ticklishgoose958 on 23 Mar 2016 at 15:21 GMT

I am absolutely amazed by this article. I have never read more in-depth guide than this one! I think epidemics is much more concern than we think. Great job!

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