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Understanding misinformation infodemic during public health emergencies due to large-scale disease outbreaks: a rapid review

verfasst von: Nashit Chowdhury, Ayisha Khalid, Tanvir C. Turin

Erschienen in: Journal of Public Health | Ausgabe 4/2023

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Abstract

Aim

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, impacted the flow of life and resulted in an immeasurable amount of socio-economic damage. However, not all of this damage is attributable to the disease itself; much of it has occurred due to the prevailing misinformation around COVID-19. This rapid integrative review will draw on knowledge from the literature about misinformation during previous abrupt large-scale infectious disease outbreaks to enable policymakers, governments and health institutions to proactively mitigate the spread and effect of misinformation.

Subject and methods

For this rapid integrative review, we systematically searched MEDLINE and Google Scholar and extracted the literature on misinformation during abrupt large-scale infectious disease outbreaks since 2000. We screened articles using predetermined inclusion criteria. We followed an updated methodology for integrated reviews and adjusted it for our rapid review approach.

Results

We found widespread misinformation in all aspects of large-scale infectious disease outbreaks since 2000, including prevention, treatment, risk factor, transmission mode, complications and vaccines. Conspiracy theories also prevailed, particularly involving vaccines. Misinformation most frequently has been reported regarding Ebola, and women and youth are particularly vulnerable to misinformation. A lack of scientific knowledge by individuals and a lack of trust in the government increased the consumption of misinformation, which is disseminated quickly by the unregulated media, particularly social media.

Conclusion

This review identified the nature and pattern of misinformation during large-scale infectious disease outbreaks, which could potentially be used to address misinformation during the ongoing COVID-19 or any future pandemic.

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Titel: Understanding misinformation infodemic during public health emergencies due to large-scale disease outbreaks: a rapid review
verfasst von: Nashit Chowdhury
Ayisha Khalid
Tanvir C. Turin
Publikationsdatum: 01.05.2021
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Schlagwort: COVID-19
Erschienen in: Journal of Public Health / Ausgabe 4/2023
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-021-01565-3

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Understanding misinformation infodemic during public health emergencies due to large-scale disease outbreaks: a rapid review

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Aim

Subject and methods

Results

Conclusion

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Subject and methods

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