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Monitoring infectious diseases online, on Twitter, gives early warning of outbreaks

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Scientists and public health officials are increasingly using digital surveillance tools to monitor diseases and plan how to react to outbreaks. The new technology has shortened by half the amount of time it takes for public health officials to determine that an outbreak has occurred.

Google tracking global health outbreaks

Tweets and Germs: Monitoring Infectious Diseases Online

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Google tracking global health problems

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