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Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University Nov 2017

Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University

Environmental Health News (2012-2018)

  • Georgia Southern Student Wins Presentation Award at Southeast SETAC
  • Georgia Southern Examines Aerosolized Bacteria and Microbial Activity in Dental Clinics


Lyme Disease And Youtube™: A Cross-Sectional Study Of Video Contents, Corey H. Basch, Lindsay A. Mullican, Kwanza D. Boone, Jingjing Yin, Alyssa Berdnik, Marina E. Eremeeva, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung Aug 2017

Lyme Disease And Youtube™: A Cross-Sectional Study Of Video Contents, Corey H. Basch, Lindsay A. Mullican, Kwanza D. Boone, Jingjing Yin, Alyssa Berdnik, Marina E. Eremeeva, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung

Environmental Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Objectives: Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease. People seek health information on Lyme disease from YouTubeTM videos. In this study, we investigated if the contents of Lyme disease-related YouTubeTM videos varied by their sources.

Methods: Most viewed English YouTubeTM videos (n = 100) were identified and manually coded for contents and sources.

Results: Within the sample, 40 videos were consumer-generated, 31 were internet-based news, 16 were professional, and 13 were TV news. Compared with consumer-generated videos, TV news videos were more likely to mention celebrities (odds ratio [OR], 10.57; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.13–52.58), prevention of Lyme disease …


Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University Aug 2017

Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University

Environmental Health News (2012-2018)

  • Georgia Southern Examines Validity of Mold Sampling Method


Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University May 2017

Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University

Environmental Health News (2012-2018)

  • Georgia Southern Collaborates on Mosquito Surveillance in Response to Zika Virus


Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University Apr 2017

Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University

Environmental Health News (2012-2018)

  • Georgia Southern Examines Immunomodulating Effects of Bacterial Endotoxin


Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University Mar 2017

Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University

Environmental Health News (2012-2018)

  • Georgia Southern Receives Grant to Survey Mosquito Control Capacity


Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University Feb 2017

Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University

Environmental Health News (2012-2018)

  • Georgia Southern Receives $15,000 grant to Study Reference Collection of Borrelia
  • Georgia Southern Receives Grant to Study Nanoparticle Levels and Field Evaluation of N-95 Respirator Masks in Construction Sites


Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University Jan 2017

Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University

Environmental Health News (2012-2018)

  • Georgia Southern Partners to Assess Risk Factors for Public Swimming Pools
  • Georgia Southern Conducts a Preliminary Examination of Blood Lead Levels in Rural Georgia