Mapping disease outbreaks in urban settings using mobile phone data

(Ecole Polytechnique F é d é rale de Lausanne) A new EPFL and MIT study into the interplay between mobility and the 2013 and 2014 dengue outbreaks in Singapore has uncovered a legal void around access to mobile phone data -- information that can prove vital in preventing the spread of infectious diseases.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news