Studies from Imperial College London Reveal New Findings on Infectious Diseases and Conditions (Using digital surveillance tools for near real-time mapping of the risk of infectious disease spread)

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2021 MAY 05 (NewsRx)-By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Disease Prevention Daily-Investigators publish new report on infectious diseases and conditions. According to news originating from Imperial College London by NewsRx editors, the research stated, "Data from digital disease surveillance tools such as ProMED and HealthMap can complement the field surveillance during ongoing outbreaks." Our news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Imperial College London: "Our aim was to investigate the use of data collected through ProMED and HealthMap in real-time outbreak analysis. We developed a flexible statistical model to quantify spatial heterogeneity in the risk of spread of an outbreak and to forecast short term incidence trends.