Investigating the utility of Google trends for Zika and Chikungunya surveillance in Venezuela

• Main Authors: Ricardo Strauss (Author), Eva Lorenz (Author), Kaja Kristensen (Author), Daniel Eibach (Author), Jaime Torres (Author), Jürgen May (Author), Julio Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Chikungunya and Zika Virus are vector-borne diseases responsible for a substantial disease burden in the Americas. Between 2013 and 2016, no cases of Chikungunya or Zika Virus were reported by the Venezuelan Ministry of Health. However, peaks of undiagnosed fever cases have bee...