| detecting disease outbreaks in mass gatherings using internet data. | mass gatherings, such as music festivals and religious events, pose a health care challenge because of the risk of transmission of communicable diseases. this is exacerbated by the fact that participants disperse soon after the gathering, potentially spreading disease within their communities. the dispersion of participants also poses a challenge for traditional surveillance methods. the ubiquitous use of the internet may enable the detection of disease outbreaks through analysis of data generat ... | 2014 | 24943128 |