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Doctors track Haiti cholera epidemic on Twitter ?study
By Anastasia Moloney
BOGOTA (AlertNet) - Social media and internet-based news were faster than traditional sources of information in tracking the cholera epidemic in Haiti, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
The research, by scientists at Children?s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, showed social media, such as Twitter feeds, and internet-based news, including blogs and news feeds, could help doctors and epidemiologists assess more quickly the cholera epidemic and its progress, versus more traditional ways of monitoring disease outbreaks such as hospital and health-clinic surveys.
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By Anastasia Moloney
BOGOTA (AlertNet) - Social media and internet-based news were faster than traditional sources of information in tracking the cholera epidemic in Haiti, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
The research, by scientists at Children?s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, showed social media, such as Twitter feeds, and internet-based news, including blogs and news feeds, could help doctors and epidemiologists assess more quickly the cholera epidemic and its progress, versus more traditional ways of monitoring disease outbreaks such as hospital and health-clinic surveys.
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FluTrackers twitter account:
