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The Utility of Social Media in Communicating with the Public during Emerging Infectious Diseases Crisis: A Systematic Review of Literature

Amit Agrawal, Ankita Gupta.


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Abstract
Objectives: The use of social networking sites for monitoring emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are on rise. This systematic review examines the available evidence supporting and refuting the use of social media in communicating with the public during the pandemic outbreaks of infectious disease, influencing people 's behavior, spreading the awareness, and creating or dispelling rumors.
Methods: PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched from 2012 till 2019 for studies on the use of social media in detecting the following EIDs: the Ebola virus, Zika virus, Nipah virus, West Nile, Bird flu and Swine flu. The included studies were evaluated and data were extracted and reviewed.
Results: Preliminary search results showed that out of 6224 articles related to social media and EIDs, 49 articles were related to our study objectives. Out of 49 articles, most of the articles were related to the Zika virus (n=24), published in 2017 (n=15) and utilized the Twitter social media (n=26).
Conclusion: The present systematic review supports the use of social media as an important medium for the clinicians, public health practitioners, and laypeople seeking health information for the detection of EIDs. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2020; 10(4):188-198.

Key words: Emerging diseases, Infectious diseases, Information technology, Social media


 
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Amit Agrawal, Ankita Gupta. The Utility of Social Media in Communicating with the Public during Emerging Infectious Diseases Crisis: A Systematic Review of Literature. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020; 10(4): 188-198 . doi:10.5799/jmid.839415

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Amit Agrawal, Ankita Gupta. The Utility of Social Media in Communicating with the Public during Emerging Infectious Diseases Crisis: A Systematic Review of Literature. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020; 10(4): 188-198 . doi:10.5799/jmid.839415


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Amit Agrawal, Ankita Gupta. The Utility of Social Media in Communicating with the Public during Emerging Infectious Diseases Crisis: A Systematic Review of Literature. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2020), [cited November 22, 2024]; 10(4): 188-198 . doi:10.5799/jmid.839415


Harvard Style

Amit Agrawal, Ankita Gupta (2020) The Utility of Social Media in Communicating with the Public during Emerging Infectious Diseases Crisis: A Systematic Review of Literature. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 10 (4), 188-198 . doi:10.5799/jmid.839415


Turabian Style

Amit Agrawal, Ankita Gupta. 2020. The Utility of Social Media in Communicating with the Public during Emerging Infectious Diseases Crisis: A Systematic Review of Literature. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 10 (4), 188-198 . doi:10.5799/jmid.839415


Chicago Style

Amit Agrawal, Ankita Gupta. "The Utility of Social Media in Communicating with the Public during Emerging Infectious Diseases Crisis: A Systematic Review of Literature." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 10 (2020), 188-198 . doi:10.5799/jmid.839415


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Amit Agrawal, Ankita Gupta. "The Utility of Social Media in Communicating with the Public during Emerging Infectious Diseases Crisis: A Systematic Review of Literature." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 10.4 (2020), 188-198 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid.839415


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Amit Agrawal, Ankita Gupta (2020) The Utility of Social Media in Communicating with the Public during Emerging Infectious Diseases Crisis: A Systematic Review of Literature. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 10 (4), 188-198 . doi:10.5799/jmid.839415


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