Use of Unstructured Event-Based Reports for Global Infectious Disease Surveillance
Mikaela Keller
, Michael Blench, Herman Tolentino, Clark C. Freifeld, Kenneth D. Mandl, Abla Mawudeku, Gunther Eysenbach, and John S. Brownstein
Author affiliations: Harvard–Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (M. Keller, C.C. Freifeld, K.D. Mandl, J.S. Brownstein); Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston (M. Keller, C.C. Freifeld, K.D. Mandl, J.S. Brownstein); Harvard Medical School, Boston (M. Keller, C.C. Freifeld, K.D. Mandl, J.S. Brownstein); Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (M. Blench, A. Mawudeku); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (H. Tolentino); University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (G. Eysenbach); University Health Network, Toronto (G. Eysenbach)
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Figure. Hypothetical timing of informal electronic sources available during an outbreak. SMS, short message service.
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