Wireless transmission of temperature data for a geographic area

A processor for identifying a disease outbreak, the processor:

• receiving body temperature data for a plurality of individuals at plural locations, including temperature data for multiple individuals from a common temperature detector at each location;
• and
• using statistical analysis of only the body temperature data from the plurality of individuals at the plural locations to determine a pattern in percentage of fevers per time period in the received body temperature data to indicate a disease outbreak in a geographic area, the statistical analysis reducing false positives of an outbreak.

A method of identifying a disease outbreak, comprising:

• receiving at a processor, over wireless communications paths, body temperature data from plural locations, each location transmitting data from a temperature detector for multiple individuals;
• and
• in the processor, using statistical analysis of the body temperature data from the plurality of individuals at the plural locations to determine a pattern in percentage of fevers per time period to indicate a disease outbreak in a geographic area, the statistical analysis reducing false positives of an outbreak.

A processor for identifying a disease outbreak, the processor:

• receiving body temperature data for a plurality of individuals at plural locations;
• and
• using statistical analysis of the body temperature data from the plurality of individuals at the plural locations to determine a pattern in percentage of fevers per time period in the received body temperature data to indicate a disease outbreak in a geographic area, the statistical analysis reducing false positives of an outbreak.