Atik Ahsan

Why we need a nationwide dengue surveillance system

In 1854, Dr John Snow (not the Game of Thrones character) used a pre-computer method of spatial analysis by mapping patterns and occurrences of cholera outbreaks in Soho, London. He mapped the patients in the neighbourhood and determined that a vast majority of cholera cases occurred around one particular water well.

4y ago
September 6, 2019
September 6, 2019

Why we need a nationwide dengue surveillance system

In 1854, Dr John Snow (not the Game of Thrones character) used a pre-computer method of spatial analysis by mapping patterns and occurrences of cholera outbreaks in Soho, London. He mapped the patients in the neighbourhood and determined that a vast majority of cholera cases occurred around one particular water well.

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