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Spying on Cholera

Vibrio cholerae bacteria. Source: Kirn et al. (2000).

From Science Daily:

Cholera outbreaks may soon be predicted using satellite sensors, paving the way for preemptive medicine in countries that suffer epidemics…

 
Speaking at a meeting of the Society for General Microbiology, Rita Colwell, former director of the National Science Foundation, describes how satellite sensors can be used [...]