New technology used to track US flu outbreak(视频)
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="influenza">influenza</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="peaks">peaks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="tracking">tracking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>. <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="methods">methods</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="outbreaks">outbreaks</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Children">Children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="epidemiologist">epidemiologist</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Brownstein">Brownstein</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="pinning">pinning</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="occurring">occurring</span>. “<span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pins">pins</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pins">pins</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="Flu">Flu</span> <span word="Near">Near</span> <span word="You">You</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="email">email</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="health">health</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="Flu">Flu</span> <span word="Near">Near</span> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recruited">recruited</span> 40,000 <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>.</p><p>“<span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Brownstein">Brownstein</span>.</p><p><span word="Hospitals">Hospitals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span>' <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Centers">Centers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Brownstein">Brownstein</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span>.</p><p>“<span word="And">And</span> <span word="Flu">Flu</span> <span word="Near">Near</span> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="peaked">peaked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="down">down</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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