Swine Flu Tracker

New study shows how H1N1 spreads along social network lines.

“A few years back, researchers were excited to hear about the spread of a contagion in World of Warcraft. The excitement came because Blizzard’s logs could potentially provide a complete picture of the spread of the disease, something that’s not generally possible in the real world. But, thanks to a town identified only as “a semirural community in Pennsylvania,” researchers may have their best glimpse yet: every H1N1 flu case that was reported in an elementary school, supplemented by details as fine-grained as classroom seating charts.”

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