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iPad users can solve public health outbreaks - Media Advisory

Scientists and gamers alike can now play disease detective, through Solve the Outbreak, a new iPad app from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The app lets users assume the role of a disease outbreak investigator in the agency's Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) by navigating three fictional outbreaks based on real-life events. Users get clues, review data, and make decisions to determine the cause of the outbreak.

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CDC@CDCgov Feb 20, 2013Published 14:00 UTCSignal Time 78Trust Score
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Scientists and gamers alike can now play disease detective, through Solve the Outbreak, a new iPad app from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The app lets users assume the role of a disease outbreak investigator in the agency's Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) by navigating three fictional outbreaks based on real-life events. Users get clues, review data, and make decisions to determine the cause of the outbreak.

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