News tagged with human mobility


Validation for flu prediction

(Medical Xpress)—In 2009, the H1N1 virus slipped into the blood­streams of more than 40 mil­lion people around the world. In just four months, it killed more than 14,000 indi­vid­uals as it trav­eled ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cell phone data of people movement found effective way to control malaria spread

New research that combines cell phone data from 15 million people in Kenya with detailed information on the regional incidence of malaria has revealed, on the largest scale so far, how human travel patterns contribute to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mobile phones and wireless networks: No evidence of health risk found in EU study

There is no scientific evidence that low-level electromagnetic field exposure from mobile phones and other transmitting devices causes adverse health effects, according to a report presented by a Norwegian /Swedish Expert ...

Health created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New model for epidemic contagion

Humans are considered the hosts for spreading epidemics. The speed at which an epidemic spreads is now better understood thanks to a new model accounting for the provincial nature of human mobility, according to a study published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0