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5 Myths About the Bird Flu

With all of the information floating around regarding the bird flu epidemic it can be hard to discern what you should really be concerned about and what is nothing more than a rumor. Here are five myths regarding the bird flu that aren’t as factual as they first may seem:

Any ingestion of infected poultry can be deadly: If the poultry is cooked thoroughly enough, even if it was infected prior to cooking, then it can be safe to eat. The virus cannot live through the extreme heat required for cooking, and will die off. Just make sure to cook your poultry thoroughly before consuming it to err on the side of safety. (more…)

New U-M Computer Model Predicts Cholera Outbreaks Up To 11 Months in Advance

By Guest PostJanuary 23, 2012Environment, Scienceaaron king, annual monsoon flooding, attack rates, bacterium, Bangladesh, capital city, cholera cases, cholera outbreaks, climate change, climate factors, climate sensitive urban core, climate variability, computer model, cycles of cholera, dhaka, diarrheal disease, disease transmission, ecology, el niño southern oscillation, enso episode, fecal oral diseases, mercedes pascual, michael emch, mohammad yunus, pathogen, post monsoon, prediction, risk factors, robert reiner, sanitary conditions, space and time, spatial location, university of michigan, urban periphery, vaccination, vibrio cholera, warning system

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A new University of Michigan computer model of disease transmission in space and time can predict cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh up to 11 months in advance, providing an early warning system that could help public health officials there.

The new forecast model applies specifically to the capital city of Dhaka and incorporates data on both year-to-year climate variability and the spatial location of cholera cases at the district level. This allowed the researchers to study both local variation in disease transmission and response to climate factors within the megacity of 14 million people. (more…)

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5 Myths About the Bird Flu

New U-M Computer Model Predicts Cholera Outbreaks Up To 11 Months in Advance