Preferred Label : Infoveillance;
Définition CISMeF : Infoveillance is a type of syndromic surveillance that specifically utilizes information
found online. The term, along with the term infodemiology, was coined by Gunther Eysenbach
to describe research that uses online information to gather information about human
behavior. Eysenbach's work using Google Search queries led to the birth of Google
Flu Trends, and other search engines have also been used. Other researchers have utilized
social media sites such as Twitter to observe disease outbreak patterns. Infoveillance
can detect disease outbreaks faster than traditional public health surveillance systems
with minimal costs involved (source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infoveillance).;
Origin ID : M000746446;
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Infoveillance is a type of syndromic surveillance that specifically utilizes information
found online. The term, along with the term infodemiology, was coined by Gunther Eysenbach
to describe research that uses online information to gather information about human
behavior. Eysenbach's work using Google Search queries led to the birth of Google
Flu Trends, and other search engines have also been used. Other researchers have utilized
social media sites such as Twitter to observe disease outbreak patterns. Infoveillance
can detect disease outbreaks faster than traditional public health surveillance systems
with minimal costs involved (source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infoveillance).
