05 | Patient Zero: Spillover In Suburbia

A sleepy suburb in Brisbane is the scene of a gruesome disease outbreak, where the streets literally run with blood. 

Unravelling the mystery of where this disease comes from will have far-reaching implications — and help us track down the origins of COVID-19.

Guests:
Dr Peter Reid
Equine vet

A/Prof Linda Selvey
Public health physician and epidemiologist at the University of Queensland

Dr Kim Halpin
Veterinary virologist at the CSIRO

Helen Thomas
Journalist, horse-racing commentator, and author

Prof Linfa Wang
Director of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Program at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore

Host:
Olivia Willis

Producers:
Jane Lee, Cheyne Anderson

Senior Producer:
Carl Smith

Executive Producer:
Joel Werner

Sound Design:
Tim Jenkins