Can Google Trends data improve forecasting of Lyme disease incidence?

ConclusionGoogle Trends data are a good correlate of the reported incidence of Lyme disease in Germany, but it failed to significantly improve the forecasting accuracy in models based on traditional data.

Source: Zoonoses and Public Health - November 16, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: M áté Kapitány‐Fövény, Tamás Ferenci, Zita Sulyok, Josua Kegele, Hardy Richter, István Vályi‐Nagy, Mihály Sulyok Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research