Table 1.
The data used in this study. The articles were collected from 153 news media in Korea.
| Disease (Mortality rate)† | Collection period (days) | Articles | Articles/day | Comments | Comments/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERS (35%)∗ | 2015/05/20-2015/07/28 (70) | 229,448 | 3,278 | 2,738,042 | 39,115 |
| Ebola (50%) | 2014/01/01-2014/08/14 (226) | 172,663 | 764 | 977,877 | 4,327 |
| H1N1 (0.02%) | 2009/05/01-2010/03/31 (335) | 88,598 | 264 | 186,066 | 555 |
| Total | 86,324,566 words | 490,749 | 3,901,985 | ||
∗
19% mortality rate in Korea.
†
Global mortality rate reported by WHO ( http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/en/).