Meanings
- uncountableA form of epidemiology in which data is obtained via the Internet
Infodemiology can also be used to map information distribution and use patterns which can reveal bottlenecks in information flow.
2014, Tom Kwanya, Christine Stilwell, Peter Underwood -, Library 3.0: Intelligent Libraries and Apomediation, page 1312 more examples
Looking at the field of infodemiology today, one can differentiate between the following approaches; epidemiological surveillance based on: * ‘professional’, public information online (e.g. Health Map, Global Public Health Intelligence Network) * explicit, conscious information provided by users and affected individuals (e.g. Flu Near You, Grippeweb) * implicit information provided (mainly) unconsciously by users (e.g. Google Flu Trends; Yahoo research/Polgreen et al. 2008)
2016, Annika Richterich, “Using Transactional Big Data for Epidemiological Surveillance: Google Flu Trends and Ethical Implications of 'Infodemiology'”, in Brent Daniel Mittelstadt, Luciano Floridi, editors, The Ethics of Biomedical Big Data, page 49The infodemiology method was used to identify investigative reports and news stories dealing with the outbreak that appeared on authoritative media outlets worldwide.
2019, Ronald M. Baecker, Computers and Society: Modern Perspectives, page 105
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