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CHIKRisk: Mapping the Next Chikungunya Outbreak
Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department
June 15, 2020 | 1:04
A new computer application — called CHIKRisk — uses statistical modeling to help predict the risk of an outbreak of the chikungunya virus, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes, which produces symptoms that include fever, rash, and severe joint pain. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) collaborated with the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to develop the application that maps and monitors the risk of acquiring the virus anywhere in the world.

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