Tag: outbreak prediction
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New Model Uses Social Media Patterns to Predict Disease Outbreaks Amid Falling Vaccination Rates
Understanding a New Tool in Disease Forecasting In an era where information travels at the speed of a click, researchers are turning to social media as a novel source of signals for public health. A team at the University of Waterloo has developed a predictive model that analyzes patterns across social platforms to forecast disease…
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New Model Uses Social Media Patterns to Predict Disease Outbreaks
Overview: Social media as an early warning system In an era where misinformation can travel faster than a virus, researchers are turning to social media as a real-time mirror of public health trends. A team at the University of Waterloo has developed a model that analyzes social media patterns to predict disease outbreaks before traditional…