If you're not already familiar with it, Google Flu Trends (see above) has proven amazingly good at predicting outbreaks of flu a week or so in advance of the CDC, by analyzing search terms on Google. However something interesting is happening right now - CDC is showing a drop in positive flu tests and Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) hospital visits in latest data, but it's not reflected in the Google Flu Trends data (although there is a slight reduction in the increase). We'll see what happens next!
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Trends in Flu Trends
If you're not already familiar with it, Google Flu Trends (see above) has proven amazingly good at predicting outbreaks of flu a week or so in advance of the CDC, by analyzing search terms on Google. However something interesting is happening right now - CDC is showing a drop in positive flu tests and Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) hospital visits in latest data, but it's not reflected in the Google Flu Trends data (although there is a slight reduction in the increase). We'll see what happens next!
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