Team8 proposal
ISSS608 2016-17 T1 Project Team 8
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Motivation
Zika virus was first discovered in 1947 and is named after the Zika Forest in Uganda. In 1952, the first human cases of Zika were detected and since then, outbreaks of Zika have been reported in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Zika outbreaks have probably occurred in many locations. Before 2007, at least 14 cases of Zika had been documented, although other cases were likely to have occurred and were not reported. Because the symptoms of Zika are similar to those of many other diseases, many cases may not have been recognized.
In Singapore, the first case was found in August 2016. Within 2 months, there are more than 400 cases identified locally. In this project, we will exam the spread pattern of the Zika virus, all over the world, to check out whether there is any correlation between the weather or geolocation and the spread of this virus leveraging data visualization. After that, we would also dig deeper in terms of the local cases in Singapore to figure out how can we take some appropriate action to prevent the spread of Zika in Singapore.
