Supporting Digital Epidemiology in Alberta via Twitter Tracking

Hamman Samuel1, Osmar Zaiane1, Patricia Martz2

  • 1University of Alberta
  • 2School of Public Health, University of Alberta

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13:25 - 14:15 | Fri 17 Feb | Ballroom D | FrRPF.2

Session: Rapid Fire Session 04: Health Informatics

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Abstract

In this ongoing work, we present a framework for tracking Twitter usage within the region of Alberta, Canada with the aim of ultimately supporting digital epidemiology tools. We have collected nearly 100,000 verified tweets over a period of 6 months. In addition, we have developed search and visualization tools for trend and geographical spread analysis.