Table 1. Examples of outbreak information released online and through social media by the World Health Organization and the Chinese national, provincial and municipal health authorities.
| Organization | Social media/web site | Title and content (web site address) | Date/time (if available) | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Health Organization (WHO) |
https://twitter.com/WHO (@WHO) | China has notified WHO of three human cases infected with #influenza A(#H7N9) http://goo.gl/Wf7Fy#Flufighter (https://twitter.com/WHO/status/318764531029516288) |
1 April 2013 16:39:21 GMT |
English |
| http://www.who.int/ | Human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus in China. Global Alert and Response – Press release (http://www.who.int/csr/don/2013_04_01/en/index.html) |
1 April 2013* | English | |
| Chinese central government – National Health and Family Planning Commission | http://e.weibo.com/u/2834480301 (健康中国) | 卫生和计划生育委员会就上海、安徽3例患者感染H7N9禽流感展开疫情答问http://t.cn/zTwy8Jw 确诊患者的所有密切接触者目前均未发现类似病例。 [Translated: The National Health and Family Planning Commission provides a Q&A session on epidemiologic information regarding the three patients infected with H7N9 avian influenza in Shanghai and Anhui (http://t.cn/zTwy8Jw) up to the present; there are no similar cases found among all the close contacts of the confirmed cases (http://e.weibo.com/2834480301/zq0QvBVsI).] |
31 March 2013 11:38 GMT | Chinese |
| http://www.moh.gov.cn/ | 上海、安徽发生3例人感染H7N9禽流感确诊病例 [Translated: three confirmed cases of human infections of H7N9 avian influenza in Shanghai and Anhui – Press release] (http://www.moh.gov.cn/mohwsyjbgs/s3578/201303/44f25bd6bed14cf082512d8b6258fb3d.shtml) |
31 March 2013* | Chinese | |
| Chinese provincial/ municipal government – e.g. Shanghai Municipal Government |
http://e.weibo.com/shanghaicity (上海发布) |
【上海两例人感染H7N9禽流感病例密切接触者未发?异常情况】#要闻#经国家卫生和计划生育委员会组织专家确诊并依法向社会公布,上海市发现2例人感染H7N9禽流感病例。截至目前,所有密切接触者均未发现类似症状和发病情况。今年以来上海流感、肺炎发病率与近三年同期相比并无明显上升。详?长微博。 [Translated: (Two cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza in Shanghai. Abnormal situation has not been observed among close contacts.) #Headline# The National Health and Family Planning Commission has organized experts to confirm and has followed the law to report to the society, that two cases of human infection of avian influenza have been discovered in Shanghai. Up to the present, there has not been any similar symptoms or disease onset observed among all close contacts. Since the beginning of this year, the clinical attack rates of influenza and pneumonia in Shanghai are similar to the same period in the past three years and no obvious increase has been observed. For details, see long weibo post.] (http://e.weibo.com/2539961154/zq0AU9VMR) |
31 March 2013 11:00 GMT |
Chinese |
| http://wsj.sh.gov.cn/http://www.smhb.gov.cn/ | 上海、安徽发生3例人感染H7N9禽流感确诊病例 [Translated: three confirmed cases of human infections of H7N9 avian influenza in Shanghai and Anhui – Press release] (http://wsj.sh.gov.cn/website/b/103667.shtml) |
31 March 2013* | Chinese |
* The precise release time for the official press releases was not available as the webpages did not carry a stamp of their release time. Nonetheless, based on our experience, the online press releases and the social media posts were released by WHO and the Chinese authorities nearly simultaneously.