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Characteristics, Influence, Prevention, and Control Measures of the Mpox Infodemic: Scoping Review of Infodemiology Studies

Journal of Medical Internet Research
BackgroundThe mpox pandemic has caused widespread public concern around the world. The spread of misinformation through the internet and social media could lead to an infodemic that poses challenges to mpox control ...
XiangYu Yan, Zhuo Li, Chunxia Cao, Longxin Huang, Yongjie Li, Xiangbin Meng, Bo Zhang, Maohe Yu, Tian Huang, Jiancheng Chen, Wei Li, Linhui Hao, Dongsheng Huang, Bin Yi, Ming Zhang, Shun Zha, Haijun Yang, Jian Yao, Pengjiang Qian, Chun Kai Leung, Haojun Fan, Pei Jiang, Tiejun Shui   +22 more
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Immersive simulations to teach infodemic management: WHO global infodemic manager trainings

European Journal of Public Health, 2023
Abstract Background When teaching infodemic management (IM) to health professionals and emergency response staff, teaching only technical skills is not sufficient because infodemics affect health workers both professionally and personally.
Purnat, T, Wilhelm, E, Bertrand-Ferrandis, C, Briand, S, Nguyen, T   +4 more
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Challenges and Strategies for the Development and Implementation of Climate‐Informed Early Warning Systems for Vector‐Borne Diseases: A Systematic Review

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 10-21, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Vector‐borne diseases, exacerbated by climate change, present an escalating global health threat, necessitating robust surveillance and climate‐informed early warning systems to predict outbreaks and enable timely interventions.
Cong Tuan Pham, Ha Thu Nguyen, Hong H. T. C. Le, Nu Quy Linh Tran, Kien Quoc Do, Vinh Bui, Hai Phung, Dung Phung, Cordia Chu   +8 more
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Enhancing Health Communication Strategies to Combat COVID-19 Infodemic Exposure: A cross-country study

Communication & Society (Formerly Comunicación y Sociedad)
This paper explores the relationship between infodemic exposure and the reliance on different information sources during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marcos Mayo-Cubero
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Not just conspiracy theories: Vaccine opponents and proponents add to the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’ on Twitter

Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, 2020
In February 2020, the World Health Organization announced an ‘infodemic’—a deluge of both accurate and inaccurate health information—that accompanied the global pandemic of COVID-19 as a major challenge to effective health communication.
Amelia M. Jamison, David A. Broniatowski, Mark Dredze, Anu Sangraula, Michael C. Smith, Sandra C. Quinn   +5 more
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Parents information behavior: Typology of vaccine attitudes in the context of information source use

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 13, Page 1831-1850, 15 December 2025.
Abstract Although some studies indicate that vaccine risks are not a major public concern, vaccine hesitancy is nevertheless increasing. The “cure” is not simply higher information‐literacy levels; many investigations emphasize that information must come from sources people trust.
Anna Mierzecka, Marcin Łączyński
wiley   +1 more source

Framework for Managing the COVID-19 Infodemic: Methods and Results of an Online, Crowdsourced WHO Technical Consultation

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2020
BackgroundAn infodemic is an overabundance of information—some accurate and some not—that occurs during an epidemic. In a similar manner to an epidemic, it spreads between humans via digital and physical information systems.
Tangcharoensathien, Viroj, Calleja, Neville, Nguyen, Tim, Purnat, Tina, D’Agostino, Marcelo, Garcia-Saiso, Sebastian, Landry, Mark, Rashidian, Arash, Hamilton, Clayton, AbdAllah, Abdelhalim, Ghiga, Ioana, Hill, Alexandra, Hougendobler, Daniel, van Andel, Judith, Nunn, Mark, Brooks, Ian, Sacco, Pier Luigi, De Domenico, Manlio, Mai, Philip, Gruzd, Anatoliy, Alaphilippe, Alexandre, Briand, Sylvie   +21 more
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Drugs and Infodemic

Revista Informação na Sociedade Contemporânea, 2022
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic brought critical scientific advances at speeds never seen before. The information from scientific studies won the world in news and social media. However, the spread of fake news provided an infodemic among a still unknown disease and no scientifically proven treatment.
Thais Ribeiro Pinto Bravo, Rafaela Gomes da Silva Teixeira, Alberto Calil Junior, Thaisa Amorim Nogueira, Sabrina Calil-Elias   +4 more
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Understanding Health Literacy Through Patients' Interpretation of Health Education Leaflets: A Thematic Narrative Review

Health Expectations, Volume 28, Issue 6, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Understanding how patients interpret health education leaflets is essential in promoting equitable and effective health communication. This narrative thematic review synthesises current evidence and introduces a conceptual model to inform patient‐centred leaflet design.
Yung‐Hui Tang, Chin Tsai Lin, Li‐Chu Wu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The link between reported cases of COVID-19 and the Infodemic Risk Index: A worldwide perspective

Frontiers in Sociology, 2023
In this brief report we followed the evolution of the COVID-19 Infodemic Risk Index during 2020 and clarified its connection with the epidemic waves, focusing specifically on their co-evolution in Europe, South America, and South-eastern Asia.
Federico Pilati, Riccardo Gallotti, Pier Luigi Sacco   +2 more
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