To better help communities hit by the Ebola virus in West Africa, a new mobile telephone-based mapping service has been created to track the virus. It allows people in affected areas to send free text messages about Ebola to track problems and trends. The application also maps the location of the sender. The application was developed by technology giant IBM in collaboration with mobile phone companies and academics. IBM said it can create maps to track needs and problems and allow health workers and governments to respond to them.
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