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Austin's measles outbreak calculator aids major cities in vaccination strategy
A new online tool developed by Austin Public Health is now being used by major cities and states across the country.The ...
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Austin Spearheads Public Health Innovation with Nationwide Measles Outbreak Calculator
Austin launches a measles outbreak calculator to aid in anticipating and preventing the spread of measles based on ...
How Austin officials are helping to stop measles outbreak with data
The University of Texas and Austin Public Health created a measles simulator for school districts and private schools around ...
The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades
Measles cases in the U.S. are at their highest in more than three decades. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
A disease we thought was gone is roaring back—here’s why
A wildly contagious virus that poses a particular risk to children, measles was once considered a disease of the past in the ...
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How Austin officials are helping to stop measles outbreak with data
By March 3, Meyer's team was showing the Austin school district what the calculator could do, and then it fully launched the epiEngage Measles Outbreak Simulator on March 4.
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How Austin officials are helping to stop measles outbreak with data
Network created in early days of COVID-19 activated as measles outbreak began to hit Texas this year. ... The measles calculator is housed on servers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT.