No News is Bad News: Decline of Daily Newspapers Could Make it Tough to Track Disease Outbreaks
March 28, 2018 | Strategic Insights for Health System
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The decline of local daily newspapers could make it more difficult to track infectious disease outbreaks, according to a March 20, 2018, article in STAT News. Epidemiologists use all sorts of data to identify and forecast the trajectory of outbreaks, including information from government agencies and social media.