Mobile phone data helps track pathogen spread and evolution of superbugs

Mobile phone data helps track pathogen spread and evolution of superbugs

A new way to map the spread and evolution of pathogens, and their responses to vaccines and antibiotics, will provide key insights to help predict and prevent future outbreaks. The approach combines a pathogen’s genomic data with human travel patterns, taken from anonymised mobile phone data. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of the … Read more