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Disease Ecology chapter in COVID-19 and Similar Futures: Pandemic Geographies

Posted on February 8, 2022

RYAN – Chapter 3: Disease Ecology Dr. Ryan’s chapter was published in COVID-19 and Similar Futures: Pandemic Geographies Gavin J. Andrews, Valorie A. Crooks, Jamie R. Pearce, Jane P. Messina ABSTRACT: Disease ecology combines methods from quantitative ecological modeling, such as those used to explore population dynamics, evolutionary processes, and systems thinking, with quantified measures of […]

Geography Colloquium: Evaluating the Impact of Livestock Vaccination Policies on the Epidemiology of Human Zoonotic Diseases in the Former Soviet Union

Posted on January 19, 2017

Evaluating the Impact of Livestock Vaccination Policies on the Epidemiology of Human Zoonotic Diseases in the Former Soviet Union Speaker: Ian Kracalik PhD Student, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, January 26, 2017 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Cholera in Cameroon, 2000-2012: Spatial and Temporal Analysis at the Operational (Health District) and Sub Climate Levels

Posted on November 17, 2016

KRACALIK, MORRIS, BLACKBURN – Cholera in Cameroon, 2000-2012: Spatial and Temporal Analysis at the Operational (Health District) and Sub Climate Levels Moise C. Ngwa, Song Liang, Ian T. Kracalik, Lillian Morris, Jason K. Blackburn, Leonard M. Mbam, Simon Franky Baonga Ba Pouth, Andrew Teboh, Yang Yang, Mouhaman Arabi, Jonathan D. Sugimoto, John Glenn Morris Jr. Article […]

Congratulations to Dr. Hernández Ayala, Dr. Morris, and Dr. Zick!

Posted on May 3, 2016

We are proud to announce our latest PhD graduates – Dr. José Javier Hernández Ayala, Dr. Lillian Morris, and Dr. Stephanie Zick! Dr. Zick will join the Department of Geography at Virginia Tech as an Assistant Professor of Geographic Meteorology. She looks forward to diversifying the program with her tropical meteorology and numerical weather prediction expertise. Dr, Morris […]

Biothreat Reduction and Economic Development: The Case of Animal Husbandry in Central Asia

Posted on December 23, 2015

BLACKBURN, WALKER – Biothreat Reduction and Economic Development: The Case of Animal Husbandry in Central Asia Robert Walker and Jason Blackburn Article first published online: 23 DEC 2015 Frontiers in Public Health DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2015.00270 ABSTRACT: Improving human welfare is a critical global concern, but not always easy to achieve. Complications in this regard have been faced […]

Spring Course: GEO4938/GEO6938 Applications of GIS for Spatial Epidemiology and Disease Ecology

Posted on December 19, 2015

Spatial autocorrelation statistics to detect global and local patterns of spatial data Medical geography Public Health Disease surveillance Space-time metrics Wildlife movements Ecological niche modeling Students from diverse interests and colleges have made this class an interesting mix of public health, ecology, medical geography, and spatial analysis. Over the past few years, at least […]

Applying Science: opportunities to inform disease management policy with cooperative research within a One Health framework

Posted on December 7, 2015

BLACKBURN, KRACALIK – Applying Science: opportunities to inform disease management policy with cooperative research within a One Health framework Jason K. Blackburn, Ian T. Kracalik and Jeanne M. Fair Article first published online: 07 December 2015 Frontiers in Public Health DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2015.00276 ABSTRACT: The ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the current saiga antelope die off in […]

Human Anthrax Transmission at the Urban–Rural Interface, Georgia

Posted on October 5, 2015

KRACALIK, BLACKBURN – Human Anthrax Transmission at the Urban–Rural Interface, Georgia Ian Kracalik, Lile Malania, Paata Imnadze and Jason K. Blackburn Article first published online: 5 OCT 2015 The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0242 ABSTRACT: Human anthrax has increased dramatically in Georgia and was recently linked to the sale of meat in an […]

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