2 results match your criteria: "Centre for Applied public health research[Affiliation]"
Social media network analysis of Smallholder livestock farming communities in the United Kingdom.
Heliyon
January 2024
Centre for Applied public health research, RTI international, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Targeted policies for small-scale livestock keepers are limited due to a lack of information about smallholder farmers, who are key in managing disease outbreaks.
- Social media serves as an important communication tool for these communities, prompting the need for improved monitoring methods that include them.
- This study employs social network analysis to identify key influencers within the smallholder farming sector and highlights distinct networks that can enhance disease surveillance and control, emphasizing the need for further research on these communities.
Spatio-temporal evaluation of social media as a tool for livestock disease surveillance.
One Health
December 2023
Centre for Applied public health research, RTI international, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Recent outbreaks of Avian Influenza in Europe have prompted an investigation into the use of social media, particularly Twitter, for tracking disease outbreaks.
- The study analyzed the relationship between avian influenza tweets and verified cases in the UK using various statistical methods, finding a weak correlation suggesting social media alone is inadequate for surveillance.
- While social media can provide insights into public sentiment during outbreaks, it should be used alongside traditional surveillance methods for better accuracy, emphasizing the need for robust data analysis and surveillance systems.