Public discourse on social media websites can provide valuable opportunities for tracking and predicting disease outbreaks. Searching for specific keywords within social media chatter can lead to a better understanding about health
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In this ongoing work, we present a framework for tracking Twitter usage within the region of Alberta, Canada with the aim of ultimately supporting digital epidemiology tools. We have collected nearly 100,000 verified tweets over a period of 6 months. In addition, we have developed search and visualization tools for trend and geographical spread analysis.
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تاریخ انتشار 2017