Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo
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"Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Telegraph, The Conversation, news - Mongabay and AP News. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- Congo’s Ebola outbreak slows at epicentre but widens elsewhere, modelling suggests The Telegraph · 52d ago
- DRC’s Ebola epidemic could be the worst in history: 4 things that could help end it The Conversation · 52d ago
- Ebola outbreak underscores food insecurity crisis in DRC news - Mongabay · 52d ago
- 5 challenges Congo faces in containing its fast-moving Ebola outbreak AP News · 52d ago
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