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How We Used Machine Learning to Investigate Where #Ebola May Strike
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ProPublica spent months teaching a computer to analyze past Ebola #outbreaks linked to #deforestation.

What we found reveals a weakness in the way that governments and #PublicHealth experts are preparing for future #pandemics.

#MachineLearning #Disease #Outbreak #Pandemic #Nigeria #Africa #Spillover #News #Research

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-propublica-used-machine-learning-investigate-where-ebola?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

How We Used Machine Learning to Investigate Where Ebola May Strike

ProPublica spent months teaching a computer to analyze past Ebola outbreaks linked to deforestation. What we found reveals a weakness in the way that governments and public health experts are preparing for future pandemics.

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Aug 8, 2023 at 10:47amWeb
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And take a peek behind the scenes with this look at how our spillover model actually works:

https://www.propublica.org/article/ebola-spillover-machine-learning-methodology-nigeria

The (Random) Forests for the Trees: How Our Spillover Model Works

ProPublica borrowed machine learning methods from academic research to better understand links between forest loss and spillover risk. The results were surprising, but led us to a story we wouldn’t have found otherwise.

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