HealthMap- nice infectious disease monitoring tool

[chill_wind]

This is like the google map tool, but with lots of extra info and features. There are news feed headlines and other aggregated content pulled in from sites like ProMed etc and it looks like you can monitor instances or outbreaks of all reportable infectious diseases, not just swine flu. To get just the swine flu data, deselect all the other topics in the tool bar on the left (deselect them all with one click and go back and click on swine flu)


Here's a quick sample news clip from that page:

North Carolina Health Director Dr. Jeff Engel says during a news conference Monday morning that the state is as ready as it can be in the event of a swine flu outbreak becomes a pandemic.

N.C. official: Swine flu cases suspected
Dr. Jeff Engel

Posted: Apr. 27 6:00 p.m.
Updated: Apr. 27 11:51 p.m.

Raleigh, N.C. — The state's health director said Monday afternoon that there are suspected cases of swine flu in North Carolina, but declined to say how many cases or where they were located

more at the link: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5034385/

Main page:
http://healthmap.org/en

about page:
http://healthmap.org/about.php

[tekisui]

1. For the NC story, my local paper said this morning two suspected

cases in Buncombe County. Buncombe is in Western NC, Asheville is the county seat, and my home. It's getting closer to me, it seems.

[chill_wind]

2. You live near Asheville-- what a great, beautiful sounding place to live.

I want to visit there before I die. Be well!

[tekisui]

3. In Asheville.

Born and raised. Come by sometime, it is a great town. :hi:

[chill_wind]

4. kick