PLoS Computational Biology

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New method better predicts the onset of seasonal flu epidemics

During the flu season, it is common for hospital emergency rooms and health care centres to become overcrowded, placing a high burden both on health services and on patients. A study from Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia (IGC; ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Flu forecasts successful on neighborhood level

Scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health developed a computer model to predict the onset, duration, and magnitude of influenza outbreaks for New York City boroughs and neighborhoods. They found ...

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