Keep up on all of the nasty cases of the media’s favorite illnesses from the comfort of your own germ free bunker. Now when your kids ask why they can’t go out and play, you can show them all of the H1N1 cases within 50 miles of the playground. Lock them in folks, nothing worse than a kid with a well developed immune system!
In all seriousness though, if H1N1 (swine flu) or some other nasty little bug gets out of hand, this is a good resource to keep a tab on where it’s causing the most damage.
About HealthMap
HealthMap brings together disparate data sources to achieve a unified and comprehensive view of the current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health. This freely available Web site integrates outbreak data of varying reliability, ranging from news sources (such as Google News) to curated personal accounts (such as ProMED) to validated official alerts (such as World Health Organization). Through an automated text processing system, the data is aggregated by disease and displayed by location for user-friendly access to the original alert. HealthMap provides a jumping-off point for real-time information on emerging infectious diseases and has particular interest for public health officials and international travelers.
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