Dynamic Map Example

The map that I found, allows the user to view the different outbreaks of various vaccine-preventable diseases. These outbreaks come in the wake of the 1998 study that erroneously linked the various vaccines to an increased likelihood that the vaccinated individual would develop autism. Here is the link to the interactive map's website.

I find this map interesting because of the various parameters one can set to view the data. These parameters of include disease, region, and time. An example of this would be to look at a measles outbreaks in a region such a Europe. One then can make the observation that while France has a higher total number of outbreaks, the United Kingdom's outbreaks have been more spread out over time. However as the article points out, the data points don't tell the entire story as in Africa, the issue is access to vaccinations in general, not that people are voluntarily declining to be vaccinated. But all very interesting to visualize the data in this way nonetheless.

Here is the link to the NPR article.