Digital epidemiology and infodemiology of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in Italy. Disease trend assessment via Google and Wikipedia

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study in Italy that attempts to clarify the epidemiology of HFMD. Google search and Wikipedia can be valuable for public health surveillance; however, to date, digital epidemiology cannot replace the traditional surveillance system.PMID:37539609 | DOI:10.23750/abm.v94i4.14184

Source: Acta Bio-Medica : Atenei Parmensis - August 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Omar Enzo Santangelo Vincenza Gianfredi Sandro Provenzano Fabrizio Cedrone Source Type: research