Correlation between reported human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus and cyber user awareness: What can we learn from digital epidemiology?

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-3

  Xie, Tiansheng ^a,b   Yang, Zongxing ^a,b   Yang, Shigui ^a,b   Wu, Nanping ^a,b   Li, Lanjuan ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Cyber user awareness; Epidemiology; Public health policy; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHINA; CYBER USER AWARENESS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA A (H7N9); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H7N9; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEARCH ENGINE; SOCIAL NETWORK; ANIMAL; BIRD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC SURVEILLANCE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N9 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84896336267     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.11.013     Document Type: Article

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