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App on iPhone Warns of Nearby Flu Outbreaks

Submitted by LiveScience Staff

posted: 09 September 2009 11:38 am ET

Outbreaks Near Me is a new iPhone app that warns of disease outbreaks in your vicinity. Yep, it'll let you know if swine flu is lurking. It was created by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and relies on the same reports that health officials use to track disease.

Read full story at Time Magazine

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