Texts, maps battle Haiti cholera outbreak

Websites and health workers are using technology to try to map cholera cases and clean water sources in Haiti
Health workers trying to combat the cholera outbreak in Haiti are using unique technologies to communicate with potential victims and map the disaster.
Local cellular networks are sending out free text messages to people in affected areas, giving them tips about how to avoid infection and telling them what symptoms to look for. The texts go out in Creole and specifically target people in trouble areas and in tent camps, where the disease could spread rapidly.
And "crowd mapping" groups are using internet volunteers to assemble real-time maps of the outbreak by aggregating geo-tagged tweets and text messages.
A website called HealthMap, for example, is collecting data about the locations of clean water sources in Haiti via text messages and Twitter posts.
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