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Emulating a zombie plague for disease-spread data

Paulina Ilmonen, mathematician at Aalto University in Finland, is heading a project simulating how a zombie apocalypse would spread to gain insights into the potential spread pattern of the next pandemic or a mass disinformation campaign.
By HIMSS TV
December 12, 2023
06:00 am
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