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November 4th, 2011
Using Satellite Data to Decode Disease Origins

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In Katmandu, Nepal, where outbreaks of typhoid are common, researchers used tiny genetic mutations in the makeup of the pathogen to gain a better understanding of where it began and how it spread.” Typhoid is completely eradicable,” said Stephen Baker, head of intestinal infections at the Oxford University clinical research unit in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the lead author of the new research published last week in the journal Open Biology. “We are not only highlighting people to the fact that typhoid is still prominent, but we’re understanding more about how it’s transmitted.” Read More

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