The Application of Internet-Based Sources for Public Health Surveillance (Infoveillance): Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public health surveillance is based on the continuous and systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. This informs the development of early warning systems to monitor epidemics and documents the impact of intervention measures. The introduction of digital data sources, and specifically sources available on the internet, has impacted the field of public health surveillance. New opportunities enabled by the underlying availability and scale of internet-based sources (IBSs) have paved the way for novel approaches for disease surveillance, exploration of health communities, and the study of epidemic dynamics. This field and approach is also known as infodemiology or infoveillance.

Objective

This review aimed to assess research findings regarding the a

SUBMITTER: Barros JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7101503 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature