| Title |
Monitoring Influenza Activity in the United States: A Comparison of Traditional Surveillance Systems with Google Flu Trends
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0018687 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Justin R. Ortiz, Hong Zhou, David K. Shay, Kathleen M. Neuzil, Ashley L. Fowlkes, Christopher H. Goss |
| Abstract |
Google Flu Trends was developed to estimate US influenza-like illness (ILI) rates from internet searches; however ILI does not necessarily correlate with actual influenza virus infections. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 29% |
| France | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 4 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 57% |
| Scientists | 2 | 29% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 164 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 2% |
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Vietnam | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 148 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 35 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 18% |
| Researcher | 27 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 33 | 20% |
| Unknown | 17 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 24% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 20 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 6% |
| Mathematics | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 27 | 16% |
| Unknown | 30 | 18% |