Prediction of dengue incidence using search query surveillance.

• Main Authors: Benjamin M Althouse (Author), Yih Yng Ng (Author), Derek A T Cummings (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The use of internet search data has been demonstrated to be effective at predicting influenza incidence. This approach may be more successful for dengue which has large variation in annual incidence and a more distinctive clinical presentation and mode of transmission....