Part 2 in a 3-part series on China looking at the spread of COVID-19 from Wuhan to the rest of the world.  In Part 2 – what can big data reveal about the spread of COVID-19 around the world?  Newt’s guest is Dr. Kamran Khan.

GUEST: DR. KAMRAN KHAN

BlueDot and COVID 19

Pneumonia of unknown aetiology in Wuhan, China: potential for international spread via commercial air travel – Journal of Travel Medicine – January 14, 2020

An AI Epidemiologist Sent the First Warnings of the Wuhan Virus – Wired

The Computer Algorithm That Was Among the First To Detect the Coronavirus Outbreak – 60 Minutes Interview

BlueDot and Previous Outbreaks

Assessment of the potential for international dissemination of Ebola virus via commercial air travel during the 2014 west African outbreak – October 20, 2014

Infectious disease surveillance and modelling across geographic frontiers and scientific specialties – January 16, 2012

Spread of a Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus via Global Airline Transportation – July 9, 2009