An Overview of Internet biosurveillance

Journal Article · Fri Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 19(11):1006-1013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/1469-0691.12273· OSTI ID:1132700

Hartley, David M.; Nelson, Noele P.; Arthur, Ray; Barboza, P.; Collier, Nigel; Lightfoot, Nigel; Linge, J. P.; van der Goot, E.; Mawudeku, A.; Madoff, Lawrence; Vaillant, L.; Walters, Ronald A.; Yangarber, Roman; Mantero, Jas; Corley, Courtney D.; Brownstein, John S.

Internet biosurveillance utilizes unstructured data from diverse Web-based sources to provide early warning and situational awareness of public health threats. The scope of source coverage ranges from local based media in the vernacular to international media in widely read languages. Internet biosurveillance is a timely modality available to government and public health officials, health care workers, and the public and private sector, serving as a real-time complementary approach to traditional indicator-based public health disease surveillance methods. Internet biosurveillance also supports the broader activity of epidemic intelligence. This review covers the current state of the field of Internet biosurveillance and provides a perspective on the future of the field.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1132700
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-94473
• Journal Information: Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 19(11):1006-1013, Journal Name: Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 19(11):1006-1013
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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