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 . Dredze 's goal is to get ahead of the curve and actually predict where and when illnesses will spread . There are websites and tools from the CDC , Google and others dedicated to tracking the flu .
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 .