NPR News: Social Media, Math And The Mystery Of A Mumps Outbreak

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Social Media, Math And The Mystery Of A Mumps Outbreak
Since August 2016, there have been nearly 3,000 cases of mumps diagnosed in Arkansas. A epidemiologist explains how her team used online data and mathematical modeling to understand the outbreak.

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