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Forecasting the flu better
2015-01-30 01:05:47| Biotech - Topix.net
Researchers say they can predict the spread of flu a week into the future with as much accuracy as Google Flu Trends can display levels of infection right now. The study uses social network analysis and combines the power of Google Flu Trends' "big data" with traditional flu monitoring data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
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Category:Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals