Internet-based media coverage on dengue in Sri Lanka between 2007 and 2015

• Main Authors: Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Cohn, Emily, Lloyd, David C., Tozan, Yesim, Brownstein, John S.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Dengue; Media
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83797; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41459
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

BACKGROUND: Internet-based media coverage to explore the extent of awareness of a disease and perceived severity of an outbreak at a national level can be used for early outbreak detection. Dengue has emerged as a major public health problem in Sri Lanka since 2009. OBJECTIVE: To compare Internet...