The Sobering Truth-InfoTrak: Flu Forecast
from InfoTrak
Dr. Jeffrey Shaman, expert in infectious disease transmission, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University says that he and other researchers are working on mathematical models that will soon be able to forecast flu outbreaks, similar to weather forecasts. His project combines data from Google with weather tracking techniques. He explained how forecasts could be helpful to authorities in choosing where to distribute flu vaccines and other medications, and to warn people in the affected regions.
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