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Studying Epidemics in Virtual Worlds

06-May-2009

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1.3 million virtual residents represented by digital characters ran through 15 scenarios, with a variety of government reactions. Tracks the spread of diseases in virtual worlds to help predict what will happen in the real world.

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Ronald E. Voorhees

Director of Center for Public Health Practice at University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

University of Pittsburgh

Public state-related research university

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Pandemics