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February 19, 2008
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For the first time, scientists are able to predict where the next pandemic might occur.
This is the first time researchers are able to provide a scientific prediction of where the next major disease like HIV or SARS could emerge. During the last three decades, researchers have spent billions of research dollars to deal with the seemingly random emergency of dozens of pandemics.
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation
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