BBC News, 31 May 2011Google is using search patterns about dengue fever in an attempt to help health officials prepare for outbreaks.
It hopes to develop an early-warning system by monitoring dengue-related search terms by users in Bolivia, Brazil, India, Indonesia and Singapore.
Google said that its results are collected in real-time, whereas official data can take weeks to be analysed.
"Google Dengue Trends is automatically updated every day, thereby providing an early indicator of dengue activity." Full story
