The Use of Twitter to Track Levels of Disease Activity and Public Concern in the U.S. during the Influenza A H1N1 Pandemic

Alessio Signorini; Alberto Maria Segre; Philip M. Polgreen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019467

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The Use of Twitter to Track Levels of Disease Activity and Public Concern in the U.S. during the Influenza A H1N1 Pandemic

Alessio Signorini,

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Alberto Maria Segre,

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Philip M. Polgreen

* E-mail: philip-polgreen@uiowa.edu

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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The Use of Twitter to Track Levels of Disease Activity and Public Concern in the U.S. during the Influenza A H1N1 Pandemic

Alessio Signorini,
Alberto Maria Segre,
Philip M. Polgreen

Published: May 4, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019467

About the Authors

Alessio Signorini

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Alberto Maria Segre

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Philip M. Polgreen

* E-mail: philip-polgreen@uiowa.edu

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PMP AMS AS. Performed the experiments: PMP AMS AS. Analyzed the data: PMP AMS AS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AMS AS. Wrote the paper: PMP AMS AS.

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