2020
DOI: 10.2196/19702
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Correlations of Online Search Engine Trends With Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Incidence: Infodemiology Study

Abstract: Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is the latest pandemic of the digital age. With the internet harvesting large amounts of data from the general population in real time, public databases such as Google Trends (GT) and the Baidu Index (BI) can be an expedient tool to assist public health efforts. Objective The aim of this study is to apply digital epidemiology to the current COVID-19 pandemic to determine the utility of providing adjunctive e… Show more

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“…Although internet search engines are reliable tools for epidemic infoveillance, information disseminated through the news media may affect search volumes and have an event amplification effect [ 26 , 27 ], thus increasing people’s attention to the epidemic. In this study, major events marked in Figure 2 , which may lead to the BDI peak or small peak, had been widely reported by various social media.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Although internet search engines are reliable tools for epidemic infoveillance, information disseminated through the news media may affect search volumes and have an event amplification effect [ 26 , 27 ], thus increasing people’s attention to the epidemic. In this study, major events marked in Figure 2 , which may lead to the BDI peak or small peak, had been widely reported by various social media.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the early stage of the outbreak, confirmed cases kept increasing, while the substantial increase in cured and discharged cases was later. Compared to new cases, the advance effect may represent a reporting bias rooted in testing delays [ 27 ]. COVID-19 is a newly discovered disease that requires laboratory testing for diagnosis.…”
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“…Infoveillance has already proven to be a valuable tool during the COVID-19 pandemic through detection of novel symptoms [ 11 ], assessment of behaviors such as self-medication [ 64 ], and identification of outbreaks [ 65 ]. This study focuses on the public response during the early developing pandemic, particularly surrounding misinformation, government policy, and medical interventions.…”
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confidence: 99%