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This blog post is brought to you by HealthMap Disease Daily's Cheryl Lang and Emily Cohn.

This post is brought to you by The Disease Daily's Alejandra Ramirez-Cardenas.

This post is brought to you by The Disease Daily's Alejandra Ramirez-Cardenas and Emily Cohn

Aedes aegypti in the Americas

This blog post is brought to you by The Disease Daily's Kara Sewalk.

As of July 1st, 2016, the Ministry of Health in Brazil confirmed that there have been 1,233 deaths linked to the ongoing H1N1 influenza outbreak in the country [1].

In our work with StreetRx, Epidemico strives to provide rare and rapid public health insights while supporting the needs and well-being of people who transact in diverted pharmaceutical medicines.

This blog post is brought to you by The Disease Daily's Emily Cohn.

People who buy prescription drugs on the black market know that the prices vary depending on what you're buying and where you're buying it, but that information tends to be localized to their town or social network. StreetRx offers a wider lens for understanding the relationships between product, place, and price, making that information available in real time.

Epidemico is a fierce leader in mining unconventional data sources to detect disease outbreak and drug safety issues, which can impact the lives of thousands, even millions of people. A public health concern of similar magnitude is the safety of our food supply chain. Where are my food products from? Who made them? How do I know if they are safe for consumption? These are all fair and common questions from consumers.

Fresh data from StreetRx and the RADARS® System show how much lower the black market street prices are for abuse-deterrent formulation (ADF) prescription opioids and stimulants. For example, OxyContin was 18% lower, Opana 35% lower, Hysingla 51% lower, and Concerta 52% lower.

This post is brought to you by HealthMap Disease Daily's Colleen Nguyen. 

On April 25, 2016, Epidemico attended the ACT-IAC Igniting Innovation Showcase in Washington DC. HealthMap, our solution for real-time infectious disease surveillance, was a Top 40 finalist selected from nearly 150 submissions. HealthMap was awarded the Game Changer, one of four Dynamite Awards, selected by a judging panel of industry IT leaders.

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At Epidemico, we’re always playing a variety of tunes during our weekly Scotch o’clock. We recently stumbled upon the song “Epidémico”, which is epidemic in Spanish, by singer, songwriter, producer & guitarist David Humeda. It’s catchy, like many of the diseases we monitor. Check out Epidémico on Spotify.

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In Oct. 2014, Booz Allen Hamilton acquired our company. The acquisition accentuated Booz Allen's commitment to further developing analytic capabilities and aligning with their growth strategy. We’re excited to share that today we officially moved into our new office space at 50 Milk Street 20th Floor in Boston, MA.