The potential capability of social media as a component of food safety and food terrorism surveillance systems.
Social media (i.e., internet applications and platforms that allow users to create and share content) are a potentially rich data source for foodborne disease surveillance. This commentary qualitatively evaluates social media as a foodborne disease surveillance system component and discusses novel ways that social media may facilitate the detection of intentional and unintentional food contamination.
Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. newk0019@umn.edu
Ryan W
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Newkirk
Jeff B
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Bender
Craig W
CW
Hedberg
D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D059022:Food Safety; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D062486:Public Health Surveillance; D061108:Social Media; D023481:Terrorism / Q000517:prevention & control