A Web-Based Map Application that Track Infectious Diseases Outbreaks
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BioCrowd, and I were chatting the other day about how cool it would be to develop a web-based map that was able to track infectious diseases outbreaks in real time. After a spirited chat, we both thought that we were on to something REALLY big. And, as is frequently the case, somebody else also had the very same idea.
For those infectious disease aficionados out there, you must check out the Health Map: A Global Disease Alert Map. The map was developed by Clark Freifeld and John Brownstein and is based on an algorithm that is beyond my comprehension. It is not as robust as the map that Vincent and I envisioned, but it is pretty cool and it works very nicely.
Until next time…
Good Luck and Good Disease Hunting!!!!!!!
Great mash up tool? :)