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Rick Lesaar

 

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Mapping Flu

March 28, 2016 by Rick Lesaar

CDC does a remarkable and laudable job of influenza surveillance. Still, could it be improved? Maybe, yes…and probably, not. 

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March 28, 2016 /Rick Lesaar
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Risk versus Chance – What are the Odds?

February 11, 2016 by Rick Lesaar

A look at the words we use to describe the risk / chance / chances / odds / likelihood / possibility / probability of contracting infectious diseases. 

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February 11, 2016 /Rick Lesaar
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