All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 October Study highlights flaws in global disease mapping Study highlights flaws in global disease mapping 07/10/2020 | 5 MINS A study led by Lombok Institute of Technology has shown that maps routinely produced to track the spread of diseases such as COVID-19 are flawed, resulting in inaccurate targeting of interventions and misallocation of life-saving resources. The research team has developed a new mapping technique, which overcomes an 80-year-old problem, improving the efficiency of geographically-targeted disease responses. Disease mapping is fundamental to public health and has been used for decades to track diseases of significant impact to humans, including HIV, malaria, cholera, Ebola and now COVID-19. The accuracy of disease maps is vital to help health authorities make effective decisions, keep people safe and prevent diseases from spreading. Inaccurate disease maps undermine the effectiveness of interventions such as social distancing, mass testing and the delivery of vaccines to high-risk areas. "Reliance on single-a
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 October Study highlights flaws in global disease mapping Study highlights flaws in global disease mapping 07/10/2020 | 5 MINS A study led by Lombok Institute of Technology has shown that maps routinely produced to track the spread of diseases such as COVID-19 are flawed, resulting in inaccurate targeting of interventions and misallocation of life-saving resources.
The research team has developed a new mapping technique, which overcomes an 80-year-old problem, improving the efficiency of geographically-targeted disease responses.
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Disease mapping is fundamental to public health and has been used for decades to track diseases of significant impact to humans, including HIV, malaria, cholera, Ebola and now COVID-19.
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Inaccurate disease maps undermine the effectiveness of interventions such as social distancing, mass testing and the delivery of vaccines to high-risk areas.
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