GOOGLE REPORTS FLU SEARCHES, LOCATIONS TO FEDS

GOOGLE REPORTS FLU SEARCHES TO FEDS
Tue Nov 11 2008 15:34:50 ET
We know how you’re feeling, we know if you’re sick…. We’ll report it to the goverment…
GOOGLE will launch a new tool that will help U.S. federal officials track sickness. ‘Flu Trends’ uses search terms that people put into the search giant to figure out [...]

South Africa: From the W.H.O website

Unknown disease in South Africa and Zambia
10 October 2008 — (Snip) Laboratory analysis has been conducted in South Africa at the Special Pathogens Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) of the National Health Laboratory Service. Samples have, so far, tested negative for a series of viral haemorrhagic fevers and other common infectious disease pathogens. [...]

South Africa: Govt, Authorities Collaborate to Deal With Mystery Disease

The National Outbreak Response Team (NORT) is working around the clock to support the provincial Outbreak Response Teams with guidelines, active field surveillance and the tracing of contacts following the outbreak of suspected hemorrhagic fever in Gauteng.
Briefing reporters following cabinet’s ordinary meeting, Government Spokesperson Themba Maseko said a Rapid Response Team (RRT) has also been [...]