Surveillance and Geographical Information Systems

Mapping Avian Flu in Google Earth

Submitted by Joan on Thu, 04/10/2007 - 07:00.

Declan Butler, senior reporter at Nature has created a layer for Google Earth that maps the spread of avian flu against time. Google Earth must be installed in order to view the .kml from his site.

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On-demand epidemiological information available on the Global Health Atlas

Submitted by Joan on Thu, 04/10/2007 - 06:59.

In a single electronic platform, the WHO's Communicable Disease Global Atlas is bringing together for analysis and comparison standardized data and statistics for infectious diseases at country, regional, and global levels. The analysis and interpretation of data are further supported through information on demography, socioeconomic conditions, and environmental factors. In so doing, the Atlas specifically acknowledges the broad range of determinants that influence patterns of infectious disease transmission.

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