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Web-Crawling Program Finds Disease

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:37 AM EDT
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Scientists are searching within the virtual world and finding real viruses.

Every hour, HealthMap, an infectious disease-tracking Web site, culls through news Web sites, public health list servs, the World Health Organization's online pages, and other Web sites in six different languages to pinpoint outbreaks of disease that real-world doctors can then act on.

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