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NEWS and REPORTS => World News => Topic started by: THP on Jul 07, 2011, 09:02 AM

Title: Satellite Images May Help Predict The Next Cholera Outbreak
Post by: THP on Jul 07, 2011, 09:02 AM
As cholera continues to ravage parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America -- reportedly reaching Puerto Rico (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/puerto-rico-1st-cholera-case-confirmed-in-us-island-in-traveler-from-dominican-republic/2011/07/04/gHQAbmT6xH_story.html) and Hong Kong (http://7thspace.com/headlines/388456/confirmed_cholera_case_under_investigation.html) this week -- public health researchers are looking to the skies in hopes of anticipating future outbreaks.Satellite images of the oceans, researchers say, could soon forecast where and when cholera is most likely to strike.More... (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/06/cholera-outbreak-prediction-prevention_n_891756.html)