Disease Detection or Public Opinion Reflection? Content Analysis of Tweets, Other Social Media, and Online Newspapers During the Measles Outbreak in the Netherlands in 2013

• Main Authors: Mollema, Liesbeth (Author), Harmsen, Irene Anhai (Author), Broekhuizen, Emma (Author), Clijnk, Rutger (Author), De Melker, Hester (Author), Paulussen, Theo (Author), Kok, Gerjo (Author), Ruiter, Robert (Author), Das, Enny (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundIn May 2013, a measles outbreak began in the Netherlands among Orthodox Protestants who often refuse vaccination for religious reasons. ObjectiveOur aim was to compare the number of messages expressed on Twitter and other social media during the measles outbreak with the number of online n...