Canadian researchers study mass gatherings and risks of infectio...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases  Tue, 02/23/2010 - 23:00

(St. Michael's Hospital) As the world watches the Vancouver Olympics, researchers at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and Children's Hospital Boston have teamed up to monitor and assess potential infectious disease threats to Vancouver during the Winter Games by integrating two independently developed intelligence systems that focus on global infectious diseases: bio.DIASPORA and HealthMap.

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