Importance of Internet Surveillance in Public Health Emergency Control and Prevention: Evidence From a Digital Epidemiologic Study During Avian Influenza A H7N9 Outbreaks

Hua Gu   ^{1 *} , MPH ;   Bin Chen   ^{1 *} , MSc ;   Honghong Zhu   ² , MD, PhD ;   Tao Jiang   ¹ , BSc ;   Xinyi Wang   ¹ , MSc ;   Lei Chen   ¹ , BSc ;   Zhenggang Jiang   ¹ , MSc ;   Dawei Zheng   ¹ , BSc ;   Jianmin Jiang   ¹ , MD, PhD

¹ Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China

² Department of Public Health, College of Health and Human Services, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, United States

*these authors contributed equally