Alert: New 'Flea Forecast' Model Predicts Risk for Pets

This cutting-edge 'nowcast' model utilizes weather data to predict flea activity in real-time, offering a dynamic and accurate method to alert pet owners of potential flea threats. The model's accuracy was validated using Google Trends data for flea searches, which serve as an indirect indicator of actual flea activity. This approach sidesteps the impracticality and high costs of traditional flea collection across the entire country.