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. 2017 Sep 29;23(6):577–580. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000516

TABLE. Example of Foodborne-Related Tweets in Each Class and Number of Machine Classified, Human Classified, and Consistently Classified by Both Machine and Human.

Label Definition Example Tweets Machine Classified Human Classified Both Classified
Relevant Tweet about a possible current case of foodborne illness I'm straight hella sick with food poisoning
i think i got food poisoning.
Well, things didn't go my way this weekend in St. Louis. I got some bad food poisoning and couldn't... https://t.co/dmYeuyfG9R
214 188 142
Unclear Unable to distinguish whether tweet is relevant or not relevant Woohoo possible food poisoning :(
BREAKING: Food Poisoning SUCKS
Chipotle will close restaurants briefly on Feb. 8 to address food safety issues: Successive food poisoning... https://t.co/ZbTgTh77Zm
24 29 2
Not relevant Not about a possible current case of foodborne illness Hope I don't get food poisoning from IKEA.
Food poisoning makes you terrified to eat any food ever again
48 Million People Get Ill from Food Poisoning Says Chef Remi http://t.co/Sj7hepmmwF #pr
204 225 158