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Early detection of disease outbreaks using the Internet
Kumanan Wilson, MD MSc and John S. Brownstein, PhD

CMAJ . April 14, 2009; 180 (8). doi:10.1503/cmaj.090215.

Rapidly identifying an infectious disease outbreak is critical, both for effective initiation of public health intervention measures and timely alerting of government agencies and the general public. Surveillance capacity for such detection can be costly, and many countries lack the public health infrastructure to identify outbreaks at their earliest stages.
Furthermore, there may be economic incentives for countries to not fully disclose the nature and extent of an outbreak.1 The Internet, however, is revolutionizing how epidemic intelligence is gathered, and it offers solutions to some of these challenges. Freely available Web-based sources of information may allow us to detect disease outbreaks earlier with reduced cost and increased reporting transparency.

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Outbreak surveillance systems

Global Public Health Intelligence
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(currently paid subscription)


International Society for Infectious Diseases' Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases
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HealthMap
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Google Flu Trends
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