Ask your cellphone for disease outbreaks near you


	Ask your cellphone for disease outbreaks near you

dopesick

9-1-2009 6:27 PM

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app, disease, iphone, software, technology

dopesick says:

"In enabling participation in surveillance, we also expect to increase global coverage and identify outbreaks earlier."
Very interesting, who would've thought?

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