How human behavior drives the propagation of an emerging infection: the case of the 2014 Chikungunya outbreak in Martinique
Benjamin Roche, Béatrice Gaillard, Lucas Léger, Renélise Moutenda, Thomas Sochacki, Bernard Cazelles, Martine Ledrans, Alain Blateau, Didier Fontenille, Manuel Etienne, Frédéric Simard, Marcel Salathé, André Yébakima
This study examines the 2014 Chikungunya outbreak in Martinique, showing that human behavior, inferred from Twitter data, significantly influenced the spread of the virus.
bioRxiv · May 12, 2016 · PreprintEpidemiology