Search trends and prediction of human brucellosis using Baidu index data from 2011 to 2018 in China.

ABSTRACT: Reporting on brucellosis, a relatively rare infectious disease caused by Brucella, is often delayed or incomplete in traditional disease surveillance systems in China. Internet search engine data related to brucellosis can provide an economical and efficient complement to a conventional surveillance system because people tend to seek brucellosis-related health information from Baidu, the largest search engine in China. In this study, brucellosis incidence data reported by the CDC of China and Baidu index data were gathered to evaluate the relationship between them. We applied an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model and an ARIMA model with Baidu search index data as the external variable (ARIMAX) to predict the incidence of brucellosis. The two models based on brucellosis

SUBMITTER: Zhao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7125199 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature