Eastern Equine Encephalitis and YouTube videos: A content analysis

Basch, Corey H.; Blankenship, Elizabeth B.; Fung, Isaac Chun-Hai; Yarborough, Christina C.; Rustin, R. Christopher; Yin, Jingjing

doi:10.1016/j.idh.2018.07.001

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“…One important aspect of this includes the provision of accurate, actionable information for individuals to reduce their risk of EEEV exposure when the virus has been detected in an area. In recent surveys of the currently available media and widely disseminated information on EEEV, important aspects of risk, including the geographic distribution of transmission and recommendations of preventative measures, were typically not included ( Basch et al 2018 , 2020 ). This paucity of accurate information underscores the need for public health messaging directly from or in close collaboration with public health organizations.…”

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Spatiotemporal Environmental Drivers of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Central Florida: Towards a Predictive Model for a Lethal Disease

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Harrison

Pelley

et al. 2022

Journal of Medical Entomology

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Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is a mosquito-borne virus that affects humans and horses, with a high case fatality rate in both species. The virus can be transmitted by several mosquito species and maintained in multiple reservoir hosts, making EEEV dynamics difficult to anticipate. In this study, we identified spatial and temporal factors that precede EEEV detection using sentinel chicken surveillance data from Orange County, Florida, from 2003 to 2017. We first examined the land cover and mosquito species composition associated with sentinel chicken sites. We then fit distributed lag nonlinear models of EEEV detection at the county scale, using monthly temperature, precipitation, and Southern Oscillation Index values, and at the sentinel flock-scale, using remotely sensed temperature and wetness indicators. We found positive associations between the percent wooded wetlands and the count of EEEV detections. We found Culiseta melanura (Diptera: Culicidae) were more abundant at positive sites in winter and summer, but Coquillettidia perturbans (Walker) were more abundant at positive sites in spring. In the county-wide model, precipitation, temperature, and Southern Oscillation Index values at lags of two, nine, and twelve months were significant, respectively, while temperature and wetness were significant at lags of eight and six months in the flock-specific models.

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Spatiotemporal Environmental Drivers of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Central Florida: Towards a Predictive Model for a Lethal Disease

Mundis

Harrison

Pelley

et al. 2022

Journal of Medical Entomology

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“…Coding was conducted on a subset of videos from the total sample, which was garnered by using systematic sampling (coding every nth video) which led to a final sample of 110. A coding sheet was adapted from a prior study of EEEV videos on YouTube, 5 which was used to code news videos. Content categories are listed in Table 1.…”

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Coverage of the 2019 Eastern equine encephalitis virus outbreak on news media

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Fera

Jaime

et al. 2020

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Background: The media plays as an important role in delivering information about emergent issues, such as the Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) outbreak of 2019. As such, there has been an increase in news coverage of vector-borne disease coverage due to a rise in emerging or re-emerging arboviruses. Methods: The purpose of this study was to describe the content of news clips related to the recent (2019) EEEV outbreak in the United States. Results: Only 3 of the important topics identified were mentioned in a majority of the 110 videos analyzed. These topics were, mosquito mentioned as transmitter, prevention by repellent/ pesticide, and geography. Thus, many aspects of EEEV were lacking in coverage. Conclusion: A priority for public health professionals should be to engage in discourse with news media to assure that information disseminated via news channels is not vague or misleading.

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