New England Journal of Medicine · 2009 · 76 citations · 2 references
Public HealthInfectious DiseasesPublic Health InformaticsDisease SurveillanceInfectious Disease InformaticsPublic Health SurveillanceDisease Surveillance InformaticsDisease Surveillance SystemsInfectious Disease SurveillanceInfluenza-like Illness SurveillanceOutbreak CommunicationOutbreak ReportingEarly Disease DetectionEarly Disease ScreeningEarly Stage Disease DetectionHealth MonitoringOutbreak Early Warning SystemsPandemic Influenza SurveillanceRespiratory Virus SurveillanceWeb Information Extraction
Given the emergence of the current influenza A (H1N1) virus, the value of Web-based information for early disease detection, public health monitoring, and risk communication has never been as evident as it is today.
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