Checking on Chikungunya

Researchers can predict potential outbreaks of the mosquito-borne virus months in advance by using satellite data.

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NASA Earth Observatory map by Lauren Dauphin using data from Assaf Anyamba, NASA GSFC. Photograph courtesy of CDC/James Gathany. Story by Kasha Patel.

Published July 28, 2020
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