#Publichealth officials use a variety of surveillance methods to detect disease outbreaks early, from monitoring social media chatter to analyzing sewage for pathogens. A public health expert explains how these systems work: theconversation.com/public-hea…
By John Duah, Auburn University
By John Duah, Auburn University
Public health surveillance, from social media to sewage, spots disease outbreaks early to stop them fast
Rather than winging it when an unusual health event crops up, health officials take a systematic approach. The goal is to quickly figure out what’s going on and squash any outbreak before it spreads.The Conversation
