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Last night Crof over at Crofsblog posted an essay entitled Flublogia after the Pandemic, where he takes a hard look at the failures of North American media outlets to cover important international stories and our societal ignorance over issues like the spread of Dengue, Malaria, and the rise of other emerging infectious diseases around the world.
He’s right of course.
If it doesn’t happen on our shores, or threatens to affect us directly, it isn’t worthy of the 6 o'clock news.
Flublogia, particularly the newshounds on flu forums like Flu Wiki and FluTrackers, have devoted a good deal of time and effort tracking these stories, of course. But their audience is limited, and their members have a keen interest in emerging infectious diseases.
For the most part, North Americans remain oblivious to public health concerns outside of our hemisphere.
With flu news (at least temporarily) on the decline, Crof has been working to diversify his site to offer more coverage of other diseases like malaria and dengue. He’s done a terrific job, particularly on his translations of south and central American news stories.
Even as Flublogia contracts – such as with the recent shuttering of Effect Measure - Crof envisions a new direction for flu bloggers.
Read:
Flublogia after the pandemic
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