Use of Internet search data to monitor impact of rotavirus vaccination in the United States.

Desai, Rishi; Lopman, Benjamin A; Shimshoni, Yair; Harris, John P; Patel, Manish M; Parashar, Umesh D · Clin Infect Dis · 2012

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

Google-based Internet query share (IQS) for rotavirus search terms correlated well with US rotavirus laboratory detections from 2004 to 2010 (r = 0.88; P < .001), capturing the reduction observed during postvaccine years (2008-2010). IQS analysis could become an inexpensive and reliable supplement for monitoring the impact of rotavirus vaccination in the United States.

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