Oh my Dog! (OMD) Are you concerned about what Epidemics are raging around you and your pets. Well, don't worry because your iPhone can help you. Science Daily reports a new iPhone application, created by researchers at Children's Hospital in Boston in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab, enables users to track and report outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as H1N1 (swine flu), rabies, distemper, canine flu and West Nile disease, in real time.
This is the latest of several apps that would be of special interest to neurotics and pet owners, alike.
The application, Outbreaks Near Me, builds upon the asset of HealthMap, an online resource that collects, filters, maps and disseminates information about emerging infectious diseases, and provides a view of a user's specific location – pinpointing outbreaks that have been reported in the vicinity of the user and offering the opportunity to search for additional outbreak information by location or disease.
Outbreaks Near Me also alerts a user on their device or by e-mail when new outbreaks are reported in their proximity, or if a user enters a new area of threat and activity.
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