scholarly journals Are internet videos useful sources of information during global public health emergencies? A case study of YouTube videos during the 2015–16 Zika virus pandemic

2018 ◽  
Vol 112 (6) ◽  
pp. 320-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaustubh Bora ◽  
Dulmoni Das ◽  
Bhupen Barman ◽  
Probodh Borah
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Youtube Videos

Japanese-language videos on YouTube as a source of public health information for COVID-19 (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeo Yasu
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
The State ◽  
Video Content ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Public Health Information ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
Spread Of Infection

BACKGROUND Serious public health problems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can cause an infodemic. Sources of information that may cause an infodemic include social networking services; YouTube, which consists of content created and uploaded by individuals, is one such source. OBJECTIVE To survey the content and changes in YouTube videos that present public health information about COVID-19 in Japan. METHODS We surveyed YouTube content regarding public health information pertaining to COVID-19 in Japan. YouTube searches were performed on March 6, 2020 (before the state of emergency), April 14 (during the state of emergency), and May 27 (after the state of emergency was lifted), with 136, 113, and 140 sample videos evaluated, respectively. The main outcome measures were: (1) The total number of views for each video, (2) video content, and (3) the usefulness of the video. RESULTS In the 100 most viewed YouTube videos during the three periods, the number of videos on public health information in March was significantly higher than in May (p = .02). Of the 331 unique videos, 9.1% (n = 30) were released by healthcare professionals. Useful videos providing public health information about the prevention of the spread of infection comprised only 13.0% of the sample but were viewed significantly more often than not useful videos (p = .006). CONCLUSIONS Individuals need to take care when obtaining information from YouTube before or early in a pandemic, during which time scientific evidence is scarce.

scholarly journals South-east Asian Zika virus strain linked to cluster of cases in Singapore, August 2016

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (38) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Maurer-Stroh ◽  
Tze-Minn Mak ◽  
Yi-Kai Ng ◽  
Shiau-Pheng Phuah ◽  
Roland G Huber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Virus Strain ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
First Case ◽  
Large Outbreak

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an ongoing global public health emergency with 70 countries and territories reporting evidence of ZIKV transmission since 2015. On 27 August 2016, Singapore reported its first case of local ZIKV transmission and identified an ongoing cluster. Here, we report the genome sequences of ZIKV strains from two cases and find through phylogenetic analysis that these strains form an earlier branch distinct from the recent large outbreak in the Americas.

scholarly journals COVID-19 as an “Infodemic” in Public Health: Critical Role of the Social Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debanjan Banerjee ◽  
K. S. Meena
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The Impact

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has emerged as a significant and global public health crisis. Besides the rising number of cases and fatalities, the outbreak has also affected economies, employment and policies alike. As billions are being isolated at their homes to contain the infection, the uncertainty gives rise to mass hysteria and panic. Amidst this, there has been a hidden epidemic of “information” that makes COVID-19 stand out as a “digital infodemic” from the earlier outbreaks. Repeated and detailed content about the virus, geographical statistics, and multiple sources of information can all lead to chronic stress and confusion at times of crisis. Added to this is the plethora of misinformation, rumor and conspiracy theories circulating every day. With increased digitalization, media penetration has increased with a more significant number of people aiding in the “information pollution.” In this article, we glance at the unique evolution of COVID-19 as an “infodemic” in the hands of social media and the impact it had on its spread and public reaction. We then look at the ways forward in which the role of social media (as well as other digital platforms) can be integrated into social and public health, for a better symbiosis, “digital balance” and pandemic preparedness for the ongoing crisis and the future.

scholarly journals Geographic information systems (GIS) in global public health: A sierra leone case study

2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
R. Wilson ◽  
R. Groen ◽  
S. Yambasu ◽  
T. Kamara ◽  
A. Kushner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Global Public Health

scholarly journals The Chinese Government’s Response to the Pandemic: Measures, Dynamic Changes, and Main Patterns

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1020
Author(s):  
Yuxi He ◽  
Maorui Li ◽  
Qixi Zhong ◽  
Qi Li ◽  
Ruishi Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Text Processing ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Control Pattern ◽  
Pandemic Severity

(1) Background: The governance measures that governments deploy vary substantially across countries and even within countries; there is, however, limited knowledge of the responses of local governments or from different areas in the same country. (2) Methods: By using grounded theory and an automatic text processing method, this study analyses the pandemic governance measures, the pandemic governance pattern, and possible factors across 28 provinces in mainland China based on the text of 28 official provincial government Sina microblogs dating from 20 January to 1 July 2020. (3) Results and discussion: The provincial pandemic governance patterns in China are divided into a pathogen-control pattern, a diagnosis and treatment consolidation pattern, a balanced promotion pattern, a quick-adjustment response pattern, and a recovery-oriented pattern. The pandemic severity, economic development, public health service, and population structure may all have an impact on pandemic governance measures. (4) Conclusions: The conclusions of this study may help us to reconstruct governance systems related to global public health emergencies from the perspective of normalisation, as well as providing important clarification for management and a reference for countries seeking to curb the global spread of a pandemic.

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