Dynamic Forecasting of Zika Epidemics Using Google Trends.

We developed a dynamic forecasting model for Zika virus (ZIKV), based on real-time online search data from Google Trends (GTs). It was designed to provide Zika virus disease (ZVD) surveillance and detection for Health Departments, and predictive numbers of infection cases, which would allow them suf...

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Main Authors: Yue Teng, Dehua Bi, Guigang Xie, Yuan Jin, Yong Huang, Baihan Lin, Xiaoping An, Dan Feng, Yigang Tong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5217860?pdf=render