Norovirus disease surveillance using Google Internet query share data.
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چکیده
Google Internet query share (IQS) data for gastroenteritis-related search terms correlated strongly with contemporaneous national (R(2) = 0.70) and regional (R(2) = 0.74) norovirus surveillance data in the United States. IQS data may facilitate rapid identification of norovirus season onset, elevated peak activity, and potential emergence of novel strains.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
دوره 55 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012