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Changes in the Spatial Distribution of Syphilis
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Public health officials and epidemiologists have been attempting to eradicate syphilis for decades, but national incidence rates are again on the rise. It has been suggested that the syphilis epidemic in the US is a "rare example of unforced,… read more… be attributed to "endogenous" factors or whether it is due to exogenous factors such as behavioral changes (e.g., … adjacent to highways. The hypothesis was that this may be due truck drivers and prostitution, and/or the emerging … be attributed to ‘endogenous’ factors or whether it is due to exogenous factors such as behavioral changes (e.g., … -
Using a prediction market to forecast dengue fever activity
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Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease, and there is considerable evidence that case numbers are rising and geographical distribution of the disease is widening within the United States, and around the world. The accuracy and… read more… to forecast infectious diseases activity. Clin Infect Dis 2007;44:272–9. Prediction market to forecast dengue …