New study: Cholera in Haiti tracked more rapidly by social media than traditional methods
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 18:30
in Health & Medicine
Internet-based news and Twitter feeds were faster than traditional sources at detecting the onset and progression of the cholera epidemic in post-earthquake Haiti that has already killed more than 6500 people and sickened almost half a million, according to a new study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.