https://www.apr.org/tags/disease-distribution disease distribution en-US Copyright Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:50:00 GMT https://www.apr.org/science-health/2012-07-25/epidemics-prefer-changing-planes-in-jfk-over-atl Researchers at MIT have developed a pretty nifty computer model to figure out the most influential U.S. airports in the early stages of an epidemic's spread. John F. Kennedy International is No. 1, followed by Los Angeles International. You might be surprised to learn that Honolulu's airport ranks third. Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:50:00 GMT https://www.apr.org/science-health/2012-07-25/epidemics-prefer-changing-planes-in-jfk-over-atl Scott Hensley