Discovering foodborne illness in online restaurant reviews

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Thomas Effland, Anna Lawson, Sharon Balter, Katelynn Devinney, Vasudha Reddy, HaeNa Waechter, Luis Gravano, Daniel Hsu

Published: 01 Jan 2018, Last Modified: 11 Nov 2024J. Am. Medical Informatics Assoc. 2018EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: We developed a system for the discovery of foodborne illness mentioned in online Yelp restaurant reviews using text classification. The system is used by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to monitor Yelp for foodborne illness complaints.