Discrepancies between classic and digital epidemiology in searching for the mayaro virus: Preliminary qualitative and quantitative analysis of google trends

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Adawi, Mohammad ^a   Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi ^b,c   Watad, Abdulla ^d,e   Sharif, Kassem ^d,e   Amital, Howard ^d,e   Mahroum, Naim ^d,e  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Nazareth Hospital   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arboviruses; Digital epidemiology; Digital health; Emerging viruses; Epidemiological monitoring; Epidemiology; Mayaro virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 85048661641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23692960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/publichealth.9136     Document Type: Article

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