Zika virus-related news coverage and online behavior, United States, Guatemala, and Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1320-1321

  Southwell, Brian G ^a   Dolina, Suzanne ^a   Jimenez Magdaleno, Karla ^a   Squiers, Linda B ^a   Kelly, Bridget J ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; GUATEMALA; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; VIRUS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZIKA VIRUS; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; TRANSMISSION; ZIKA FEVER;

BRAZIL; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; ZIKA VIRUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84974831732     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2207.160415     Document Type: Letter

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