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SUBMITTER: Scarpino SV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3325176 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scarpino Samuel V SV Dimitrov Nedialko B NB Meyers Lauren Ancel LA
PLoS computational biology 20120412 4
The increasingly complex and rapid transmission dynamics of many infectious diseases necessitates the use of new, more advanced methods for surveillance, early detection, and decision-making. Here, we demonstrate that a new method for optimizing surveillance networks can improve the quality of epidemiological information produced by typical provider-based networks. Using past surveillance and Internet search data, it determines the precise locations where providers should be enrolled. When appli ...[more]