Monitoring Influenza Activity in the United States: A Comparison of Traditional Surveillance Systems with Google Flu Trends

Justin R. Ortiz; Hong Zhou; David K. Shay; Kathleen M. Neuzil; Ashley L. Fowlkes; Christopher H. Goss

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0018687

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Monitoring Influenza Activity in the United States: A Comparison of Traditional Surveillance Systems with Google Flu Trends

Justin R. Ortiz ,

* E-mail: jrortiz@u.washington.edu

Affiliation University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Hong Zhou,

Affiliations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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David K. Shay,

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Kathleen M. Neuzil,

Affiliation PATH, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Ashley L. Fowlkes,

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Christopher H. Goss

Affiliation University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Monitoring Influenza Activity in the United States: A Comparison of Traditional Surveillance Systems with Google Flu Trends

Justin R. Ortiz,
Hong Zhou,
David K. Shay,
Kathleen M. Neuzil,
Ashley L. Fowlkes,
Christopher H. Goss

Published: April 27, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018687

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