Zika in Twitter: Temporal Variations of Locations, Actors, and Concepts
Date
2017-04
Authors
Stefanidis, Anthony
Vraga, Emily
Lamprianidis, Georgios
Radzikowski, Jacek
Delamater, Paul L.
Jacobsen, Kathryn H.
Pfoser, Dieter
Croitoru, Arie
Crooks, Andrew T.
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Publisher
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
Abstract
The recent Zika outbreak witnessed the disease evolving from a regional health concern to a global epidemic. During this process, different communities across the globe became involved in Twitter, discussing the disease and key issues associated with it. This paper presents a study of this discussion in Twitter, at the nexus of location, actors, and concepts.