Can Math Be Used to Predict an Outbreak?

November 3, 2017

(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) – While sitting in séances and pursuing Marabou storks may seem like extreme measures, the data researchers gather in the field — everything from the size and frequency of bat litters, to the levels of virus in their blood serum — is being used to build mathematical tools that scientists hope will achieve a landmark in human health. They want to predict an infectious outbreak before it happens.