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    An explanation of Rhiza Labs FluTracker (http://www.rhizalabs.com/flutracker), how it works, and why it's better than other sources for flu data.

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    An explanation of Rhiza Labs FluTracker (http://www.rhizalabs.com/flutracker), how it works, and why it's better than other sources for flu data.

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    Flu Tracker - How It Works and Why It's Better

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    An explanation of Rhiza Labs FluTracker (http://www.rhizalabs.com/flutracker), how it works, and why it's better than other sources for flu data.

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    How it works,

    and why it’s better


    http://www.rhizalabs.com/flutracker/
    Why is FluTracker data better?

    • More complete than official sources


    • More H1N1 cases reported in more places
    than either the CDC or WHO
    • The WHO no longer even tracks new cases
    • More timely than official sources
    • Updated every day with new cases.
    • Official sources update inconsistently,
    progressively less often
    • More detailed than official sources
    • Cases mapped to the exact place where they
    occurred
    • Official sources aggregate to state or country
    level
    How is FluTracker more complete, timely, and detailed?

    • Data is generated through


    controlled crowd-sourcing
    • Volunteers around the world
    submit new cases
    • Cases based on news items,
    government reports
    • Cases are verified by experts and
    entered into system
    • Resulting data is:
    • More complete than a few
    experts could compile
    • More accurate than volunteers
    could compile
    How big is the crowd?

    • Average visitors per day: ~100,000


    • User-contributed reports: 40,000+
    • Users from over: 192 countries
    Who is using FluTracker?
    Learn more
    http://www.rhizalabs.com/flutracker/

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