Social media information like Twitter is being used to map the current flu outbreak . Researchers are working on ways to better filter tweets for accurate real - time predictions . There are websites and tools from the CDC , Google and others dedicated to tracking the flu .
Social media information like tweets is being used to map the current flu outbreak . Researchers are working on ways to better filter tweets for accurate real-time predictions . There are apps and tools from the CDC , Google and startups dedicated to tracking the flu .