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List of works by Sumiko R. Mekaru

2014 ebola outbreak: media events track changes in observed reproductive number

scientific article published on 28 April 2015

Accuracy of epidemiological inferences based on publicly available information: retrospective comparative analysis of line lists of human cases infected with influenza A(H7N9) in China

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Anticipating the international spread of Zika virus from Brazil

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Comparing timeliness, content, and disease severity of formal and informal source outbreak reporting

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Comparison of direct immunofluorescence, immunoassays, and fecal flotation for detection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in naturally exposed cats in 4 Northern California animal shelters

scientific article published in September 2007

Development of a Vietnamese Language Outbreak Mapping and Surveillance System

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Digital Surveillance: A Novel Approach to Monitoring the Illegal Wildlife Trade

scientific article published on December 7, 2012

Drivers of Emerging Infectious Disease Events as a Framework for Digital Detection

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Epidemiological data from the COVID-19 outbreak, real-time case information

scientific article published on 24 March 2020

Epidemiological inferences using public information, influenza H7N9epidemic in China.

scientific article published on 26 February 2015

Global Capacity for Emerging Infectious Disease Detection, 1996–2014

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Global database of leishmaniasis occurrence locations, 1960-2012.

scientific article published on 30 September 2014

Global distribution maps of the leishmaniases

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Influenza A (H7N9) and the importance of digital epidemiology

scientific article published on 3 July 2013

Information technology and global surveillance of cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza

scientific article (publication date: 6 May 2010)

Mapping the zoonotic niche of Ebola virus disease in Africa

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MoH+: A Global, Integrated, and Automated View of Official Outbreak Reporting

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Modeling to predict cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Chile

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Monitoring disease trends using hospital traffic data from high resolution satellite imagery: a feasibility study

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Mortality Risk Factors for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak, South Korea, 2015.

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Online reporting for malaria surveillance using micro-monetary incentives, in urban India 2010-2011

scientific article (publication date: 13 February 2012)

Online surveillance of media health event reporting in Nepal: digital disease detection from a One Health perspective

scientific article published on 21 September 2017

Participatory epidemiology: use of mobile phones for community-based health reporting

scientific article (publication date: 7 December 2010)

Predicting social response to infectious disease outbreaks from internet-based news streams

scientific article published on 29 March 2017

Preparing for infectious disease threats at mass gatherings: the case of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games

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Searching the Web for Influenza Vaccines: HealthMap Vaccine Finder.

scientific article published on 16 April 2015

Substandard vaccination compliance and the 2015 measles outbreak

scientific article published on May 2015

Surveillance for Neisseria meningitidis Disease Activity and Transmission Using Information Technology

scientific article published on 20 May 2015

Temporal Topic Modeling to Assess Associations between News Trends and Infectious Disease Outbreaks

scientific article published on 19 January 2017

The Role of Social Mobilization in Controlling Ebola Virus in Lofa County, Liberia

scientific article published on 15 May 2015

The perfect storm of information: combining traditional and non-traditional data sources for public health situational awareness during hurricane response

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Using clinicians' search query data to monitor influenza epidemics

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Utilizing Nontraditional Data Sources for Near Real-Time Estimation of Transmission Dynamics During the 2015-2016 Colombian Zika Virus Disease Outbreak

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Vaccine compliance and the 2016 Arkansas mumps outbreak

scientific article published on April 2017

Yellow fever vaccination coverage heterogeneities in Luanda province, Angola

scientific article published on September 2016