Venezuela’s Zika Outbreak May Be 150 Times Worse Than Reported, Study Says
Venezuela’s Zika Outbreak May Be 150 Times Worse Than Reported, Study Says
By
Stephen Kurczy
Venezuelan doctors are turning to Google and Twitter to grasp the scope of the Zika epidemic amid a government blackout on health data.
When it comes to the Zika virus' impact on Venezuela, it’s the government’s word versus Google and Twitter.
Based on data gathered in part from the search engine and social network, the watchdog health group Observatorio Venezolano de la Salud (OVS) estimates that nearly 700,000 people have been infected with Zika in Venezuela. That’s around 150 times higher than the government’s last tally of 4,700 in late January, and also above other recent...
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