Detecting Disease Outbreaks in Mass Gatherings Using Internet Data

• Main Authors: Yom-Tov, Elad (Author), Borsa, Diana (Author), Cox, Ingemar J (Author), McKendry, Rachel A (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: JMIR Publications, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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BackgroundMass gatherings, such as music festivals and religious events, pose a health care challenge because of the risk of transmission of communicable diseases. This is exacerbated by the fact that participants disperse soon after the gathering, potentially spreading disease within their communit...