John S. Brownstein, Ph.D., Clark C. Freifeld, B.S., and Lawrence C. Madoff, M.D.
Published at www.nejm.org May 7, 2009 (10.1056/NEJMp0904012)
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, given the emergence of the current influenza A (H1N1) virus. Many ongoing efforts have underscored the important roles that Internet and social-media tools are playing in the detection of and response to this outbreak.
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