Ebola - Nothing to Worry About?

[alluvial]

Commonwealth Games Ebola Safeguards

Last month, Health Protection Scotland said it would be monitoring Twitter for people reporting similar symptoms during the Games, which run from July 23 to August 3, principally to identify outbreaks of flu, the norovirus vomiting bug and food poisoning. But NHS staff have also been warned to look out for viral haemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola.

Right, looks like they're on top of it then, so, nothing to worry about.

[Unix]

Commonwealth Games Ebola Safeguards



Right, looks like they're on top of it then, so, nothing to worry about.

Given a lot of people post how they feel on twitter it would seem a good way of monitoring alarge number of people. How else would you propose to do it.

[alluvial]

Given a lot of people post how they feel on twitter it would seem a good way of monitoring alarge number of people. How else would you propose to do it.

Ooh look! I'm bleeding from every orifice and can hardly move. Must post this on Twitter!

[Pondlife]

Given a lot of people post how they feel on twitter it would seem a good way of monitoring alarge number of people. How else would you propose to do it.

Doesn't Google provide similar info based on search topics? Slightly more useful info than what the losing team searched for on pron sites after major sporting events.

[Unix]

Ooh look! I'm bleeding from every orifice and can hardly move. Must post this on Twitter!

You would be surprised what/when people tweet

[alluvial]

You would be surprised what/when people tweet

I may well be surprised but I doubt if any more than a small percentage of Twitter users will report every detail of their sad lonely existence in this world, So I would contend that "monitoring Twitter" will most likely miss a few cases at least until it had been spread around a bit.

[barrydidit]

Anyone know when Boots the Chemist opens? Lol #viralhaemorrhagicfever

[NickFitz]

I may well be surprised but I doubt if any more than a small percentage of Twitter users will report every detail of their sad lonely existence in this world, So I would contend that "monitoring Twitter" will most likely miss a few cases at least until it had been spread around a bit.

It's a good job monitoring Twitter isn't the only thing they're doing then, isn't it?

[alluvial]

It's a good job monitoring Twitter isn't the only thing they're doing then, isn't it?

But you know, I really wouldn't be surprised if it was.

But then, what else can be done? Monitoring is all well and good, but all monitoring will tell you is that no one has presented any symptoms yet. Then, when your monitoring identifies that there is someone with the disease, it is probably too late.

[NickFitz]

But you know, I really wouldn't be surprised if it was.

Despite the fact that at least one other set of measures they're taking is explicitly mentioned in the text you posted above?