Featured Creatures Article on Bromeliad Mosquito Wyeomyia vanduzeei

Posted on April 17, 2020

Medical Geography PhD student Cat Lippi led a new Featured Creatures article on a bromeliad mosquito, Wyeomyia vanduzeei, published online by UF Entomology and Nematology and FDACS/DPI. Wyeomyia vanduzeei lays eggs and completes larval development in water held by bromeliad plants, making these mosquitoes more common in central and southern Florida where bromeliads are frequently […]

Sara Shir wins Dunkle Award!

Posted on April 7, 2020

It gives me great pleasure to announce that the 2019/20 winner of the John R. and Fawn T. Dunkle Geography Award is Sara Shir. The Dunkle award honors the long-time service and devotion of Professor John R. Dunkle to the Department of Geography at the University of Florida. We give this award of $1000 annually […]

The Next Pandemic Could Be Hiding in the Arctic Permafrost

Posted on April 7, 2020

Dr. Jason Blackburn, Associate Professor of Medical Geography, in the Department of Geography and the Emerging Pathogens Institute, and Director of the SEER Lab, was recently quoted in The Next Pandemic Could Be Hiding in the Arctic Permafrost, in The New Republic. Rather, climate change is […]

Living la Vida T-LoCoH – site fidelity of Florida ranched and wild white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) during the epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) transmission period

Posted on March 16, 2020

BLACKBURN, DINH – Living la Vida T-LoCoH: site fidelity of Florida ranched and wild white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) during the epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) transmission period Emily T. N. Dinh, Allison Cauvin, Jeremy P. Orange, Rebecca M. Shuman, Samantha M. Wisely & Jason K. Blackburn Article first published online: 16 MAR 2020 Movement Ecology […]

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus and Bluetongue Virus Seroprevalence in Wild White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Florida, USA

Posted on March 9, 2020

BLACKBURN, DINH, ORANGE, URIBASTERRA – Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus and Bluetongue Virus Seroprevalence in Wild White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Florida, USA Maria G. Uribasterra, Jeremy P. Orange, Emily T. N. Dinh, Clint Peters, Rebecca M. Peters, Olivia Goodfriend, Samantha M. Wisely, and Jason K. Blackburn Article first published online: 9 MAR 2020 Journal of […]

Automated delineation of cancer service areas in northeast region of the United States: A network optimization approach

Posted on March 6, 2020

HU – Automated delineation of cancer service areas in northeast region of the United States: A network optimization approach Fahui Wang, Changzhen Wang, Yujie Hu, Julie Weiss, Jennifer Alford-Teaster, and Tracy Onega Article first published online: 06 MAR 2020 Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2020.100338 ABSTRACT: Objective Derivation of service areas is an important methodology […]

Machine Learning Predictions of Dengue Patients Outcomes Yield Promising Results

Posted on March 5, 2020

GAINESVILLE, FL – Helping patients with dengue can be challenging – especially in countries with multiple diseases spread by mosquitoes. Dengue, chikungunya, and Zika are viruses spread by the same type of mosquito; all three viruses are present in Ecuador and many other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Patients infected with one of […]

Novel Network Approach to Mosquito Control Distribution Yields Insights for a City in Southern Ecuador

Posted on February 24, 2020

GAINESVILLE, FL – Fighting mosquito-borne disease can be costly – in both health and financial resources. While mosquito control is an effective way to combat the spread of diseases like dengue fever, the cost of spraying every house in a city quickly adds up. These costs limit public health vector control programs, which often operate […]

Severity Index for Suspected Arbovirus (SISA): Machine learning for accurate prediction of hospitalization in subjects suspected of arboviral infection

Posted on February 14, 2020

SIPPY, RYAN – Severity Index for Suspected Arbovirus (SISA): Machine learning for accurate prediction of hospitalization in subjects suspected of arboviral infection Rachel Sippy, Daniel F. Farrell, Daniel A. Lichtenstein, Ryan Nightingale, Megan A. Harris, Joseph Toth, Paris Hantztidiamantis, Nicholas Usher, Cinthya Cueva Aponte, Julio Barzallo Aguilar, Anthony Puthumana, Christina D. Lupone, Timothy Endy, Sadie […]

A network analysis framework to improve the delivery of mosquito abatement services in Machala, Ecuador

Posted on February 11, 2020

BLACKBURN, LIPPI, MAO, RYAN – A network analysis framework to improve the delivery of mosquito abatement services in Machala, Ecuador Catherine A. Lippi, Liang Mao, Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra, Naveed Heydari, Efraín Beltrán Ayala, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Jason K. Blackburn & Sadie J. Ryan Article first published online: 11 FEB 2020 International Journal of Health Geographics […]

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