Amplification of perceived risk among users of a national travel health Web site during the 2013-2016 West African Ebola virus outbreak

This article explores the potential for a syndromic system/Shewhart control chart based on the online interaction with a national travel health Web site in comparison with searches on the Google UK search engine. The study showed an amplification of perceived risk among users of a national travel health Web site months before the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and the initial surge in public interest on Google UK in August 2014.
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research