Ep 5: Please don't kill the bats! (with Barbara Han)

Ep 5: Please don't kill the bats! (with Barbara Han)
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How do diseases spread from animals to humans? Is it possible to forecast where disease outbreaks will occur and when they will blow up into major health crises?

Tune into this podcast to hear Marty and Art talk to Barbara Han about how we track infectious diseases and whether we'll ever be able to predict outbreaks. Han studies the conditions leading to disease outbreaks in humans at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York. Who knows, her research on forecasting disease outbreaks may even help predict and stop a zombie pandemic (think World War Z type scenario) from ever starting.

Follow Barbara on Twitter: @bahanbug

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