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The Future of Zoonotic Risk Prediction

September 20, 2021

Examining Wing Length–Abundance Relationships and Pyrethroid Resistance Mutations among Aedes albopictus in a Rapidly Growing Urban Area with Implications for Mosquito Surveillance and Control

September 7, 2021

New study to inform Zika control measures

May 7, 2021

Effects of changes in temperature on Zika dynamics and control

May 5, 2021

Aghane Antunes and Shreejana Bhattarai win O. Ruth McQuown Scholarship Award

May 4, 2021

Mckenna Stidham wins Dunkle Award!

April 21, 2021

Latest SEER Lab publication evaluates Orbivirus exposure rates for non-native wildlife from free range preserves in North Florida

February 26, 2021

Scoping review of distribution models for selected Amblyomma ticks and rickettsial group pathogens

February 17, 2021

Evidence of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus and Bluetongue Virus Exposure in Nonnative Ruminant Species in Northern Florida

January 12, 2021

Implications of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Net Fishing in Lower Income Countries

January 8, 2021

Understanding the relationship between land use and land cover and malaria in Nepal

December 29, 2020

How Climate Change Is Ushering in a New Pandemic Era

December 18, 2020

Disease Hunters: Mosquito Mayhem

December 8, 2020

Identification of antiviral antihistamines for COVID-19 repurposing

December 3, 2020

Building resilience to mosquito-borne diseases in the Caribbean

November 24, 2020

GEO3452/GEO6451 Introduction to Medical Geography

November 19, 2020

GEO3452 Introduction to Medical Geography

November 17, 2020

IDS2935 The Next Pandemic

November 17, 2020

GEO3454 Peoples and Plagues

November 17, 2020

Alumni Adventures: Dr. Abolfazl Mollalo

November 8, 2020

Meet the Geographer: Morgan Walker

November 1, 2020

Animal carcasses may increase grazing potential and anthrax transmission risk for elk and bison, but differently

October 22, 2020

Ungulate use of locally infectious zones in a re-emerging anthrax risk area

October 22, 2020

Geography Colloquium: Spatial patterns in mosquito characteristics that mediate vector control effectiveness and disease risk in Florida

October 19, 2020

Latest SEER Lab and QDEC Lab publication defines sex-specific anthrax risk for elk

October 12, 2020

The interplay of movement and spatiotemporal variation in transmission degrades pandemic control

October 5, 2020

Meet the Geographer: Dr. Gabriela Hamerlinck

October 5, 2020

Sex-Specific Elk Resource Selection during the Anthrax Risk Period

October 1, 2020

Meet the Geographer: Dr. Mike Norris

September 21, 2020

Climate change could shift disease burden from malaria to arboviruses in Africa

September 9, 2020

Mapping Thermal Physiology of Vector-Borne Diseases in a Changing Climate: Shifts in Geographic and Demographic Risk of Suitability

September 9, 2020

Comparing prioritization strategies for delivering indoor residual spray (IRS) implementation, using a network approach

September 4, 2020

Misconceptions About Weather and Seasonality Impact COVID-19 Response

August 31, 2020

Summarizing the Research and Knowledge Gaps for Mosquito-borne Arboviruses in Ecuador

August 28, 2020

Misconceptions about weather and seasonality must not misguide COVID-19 response

August 27, 2020

Predicting the hotspots of age-adjusted mortality rates of lower respiratory infection across the continental United States: Integration of GIS, spatial statistics and machine learning algorithms

August 22, 2020

Inferring transit-based health seeking patterns from smart card data – A case study in Beijing, China

August 19, 2020

GEO3930 Global Pandemics

August 5, 2020

VectorByte: A Global Informatics Platform for studying the Ecology of Vector-Borne Diseases

August 5, 2020

Age influences the thermal suitability of Plasmodium falciparum transmission in the Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi

July 22, 2020

Distribution of Serological Response to Burkholderia pseudomallei in Swine from Three Provinces of Vietnam

July 18, 2020

Meet the Geographer: Cat Lippi

July 13, 2020

Meet the Geographer: Stephanie Mundis

July 10, 2020

GEO3452-GEO6421 Introduction to Medical Geography

July 3, 2020

IDS2935 Global Patterns of STIs

June 26, 2020

Meet the Geographer: Dr. Yujie Hu

June 26, 2020

Measuring dimensions of HIV-related stigma among college students

June 25, 2020

MedGeo study on epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus seroprevalence in wild Florida deer

June 18, 2020

Dr. Michael Norris New Translational Science of COVID-19 Seminar

June 12, 2020

Emily Gordon receives CLAS Scholars Award!

June 10, 2020

Featured Creatures Article on Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus japonicus

June 8, 2020

Safely studying the Coronavirus at UF

June 2, 2020

Meet the Geographer: Dr. Alexis (Lexi) White

June 2, 2020

Dr. Sadie Ryan Best of PLOS 2019!

May 22, 2020

Stephanie Mundis at the CDC Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Disease

May 21, 2020

In a time of COVID-19, Dr. Ryan talked about deforestation and viral emergence with WLRN

May 21, 2020

Dr. Gabriela Hamerlinck’s #RedditAMA on #pandemics

May 21, 2020

Exploring environmental coverages of species: a new variable contribution estimation methodology for rulesets from the genetic algorithm for rule-set prediction

May 12, 2020

Latest SEER Lab publication introduces novel variable selection method for ecological niche modeling

May 12, 2020

Flying Under the Radar

May 11, 2020

Spatial variation in the frequency of knockdown resistance genotypes in Florida Aedes aegypti populations

May 11, 2020

Conservation in the maelstrom of COVID-19 – a call to action to solve the challenges, exploit opportunities and prepare for the next pandemic

May 5, 2020

New study shows how malaria risk will shift in Africa under climate change

May 4, 2020

Graduating Senior Sara Shir

May 4, 2020

Shifting transmission risk for malaria in Africa with climate change: a framework for planning and intervention

May 1, 2020

GEO3452 Introduction to Medical Geography Summer 2020

April 27, 2020

Featured Creatures Article on Bromeliad Mosquito Wyeomyia vanduzeei

April 17, 2020

Sara Shir wins Dunkle Award!

April 7, 2020

The Next Pandemic Could Be Hiding in the Arctic Permafrost

April 7, 2020

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

March 16, 2020

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

March 9, 2020

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

March 6, 2020

Machine Learning Predictions of Dengue Patients Outcomes Yield Promising Results

March 5, 2020

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

February 24, 2020

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

February 14, 2020

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

February 11, 2020

MedGeo Brief – Coronavirus

February 6, 2020

Announcing The Navi-Gator, Issue 4!

February 1, 2020

Shifting Risks Of Malaria In Southern Africa – A Regional Analysis

February 1, 2020

Briefing Note: Shifting Burdens: Malaria Risk under Rising Temperatures in Botswana

February 1, 2020

Geography Colloquium: Decisions will be made – modeling vector borne disease at multiple scales for different purposes and use

January 10, 2020

Announcing The Navi-Gator, Issue 3!

January 9, 2020

Impact of Coastal Hazards on Residents’ Spatial Accessibility to Health Services

December 1, 2019

A Survey of Tick-Borne Bacterial Pathogens in Florida

September 13, 2019

Plague in a Changing Environment: A Literature Review for Madagascar

September 1, 2019

Insecticide Resistance Threatens the Control of Mosquito-Borne Disease in Ecuador

June 24, 2019

Seasonal and geographic variation in insecticide resistance in Aedes aegypti in southern Ecuador

June 10, 2019

New maps show where mosquitoes will invade Ecuador’s Andes mountains

April 25, 2019

Social-Ecological Factors Drive Dengue and Mosquito Presence in the Galapagos

March 8, 2019

Emily Stone receives Emerging Scholars Award from the UF Center for Undergraduate Research

February 26, 2019

Geography Colloquium: From the Landscape to the Lab – Experimentation in Medical Geography

February 21, 2019

Geography Colloquium: Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Transmission Risk in North Florida Ranched and Wild White-Tailed Deer

February 20, 2019

Geography Colloquium: GIS-Based Data-Driven Techniques for Spatial Analysis of Infectious Diseases at the State, Regional, and National Levels

February 12, 2019

Geography Colloquium: Multi-scale Modeling for Infectious Disease Transmissions – Exploring two Indirectly Transmitted Pathogens in Southwestern Montana

February 1, 2019

Geography Grad student receives best PhD paper at the 2018 SEDAAG annual meeting!

December 5, 2018

Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA)

November 26, 2018

Temperature explains broad patterns of Ross River virus transmission

August 28, 2018

Temperature model predicts regional and seasonal virus transmission by mosquitoes

August 28, 2018

Conservation Conundrum and Amphibian Disease

August 20, 2018

Temperature drives Zika virus transmission: evidence from empirical and mathematical models

August 15, 2018

UF Researchers Refine Zika Transmission Models

August 15, 2018

Environmental Drivers of Ranavirus in Free-Living Amphibians in Constructed Ponds

August 9, 2018

Nonlinear and delayed impacts of climate on dengue risk in Barbados: A modelling study

July 17, 2018

UF Researchers Make New Strides in Predicting Dengue Fever Outbreaks

July 17, 2018

Dr. Greg Glass goes to Summer Camp

June 19, 2018

Undergraduate Certificate in Medical Geography and Global Health new for Summer 2018

May 14, 2018

Geography Colloquium: Mapping Challenges, Genetic Mutations, & Complicated Diagnostics of Anthrax Across West Africa

October 26, 2017

Dr. Jason Blackburn named Colonel Allan R. & Margaret G. Crow Term Professor!

June 7, 2017

Dr. Ian Kracalik wins 2017 Peter Gould Graduate Student Paper Competition

April 7, 2017

Fall Course: GEO3611 Housing, People, & Places

March 31, 2017

Fall Course: GEO3452 GEO6421 Medical Geography

March 31, 2017

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

January 19, 2017

Geography Colloquium: Understanding the Fundamentals & Domains of Disease Emergence – Some Exemplary Viral Zoonosis

January 13, 2017

MedGeo Faculty to Lead New CDC Center For Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease

January 4, 2017

Detection of an FV3-like Ranavirus in Wood Frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) and Green Frogs (Lithobates clamitans) in a Constructed Vernal Pool Network in Central New York State

December 19, 2016

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

November 17, 2016

Spring Course: GEO3454 Peoples and Plagues

November 10, 2016

Spring Course: GIS3420C/GIS6425 GIS Models for Public Health

November 4, 2016

Disentangling the Influence of Urbanization and Invasion on Endemic Geckos in Tropical Biodiversity Hot Spots: A Case Study of Phyllodactylus martini (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) along an Urban Gradient in Curaçao

October 9, 2016

Geography Colloquium: Bison, Anthrax, and the Environment – Indirect Disease Transmission Risks & Modeling

October 6, 2016

Banana xanthomonas wilt continues to spread in Tanzania despite an intensive symptomatic plant removal campaign: an impending socio-economic and ecological disaster

September 16, 2016

Farewell to summer MedGeo researcher

August 19, 2016

Assessing welfare of captive elephant populations

July 14, 2016

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue infection among public sector healthcare providers in Machala, Ecuador

June 1, 2016

The Origins, Programs, and Benefits of Age-Friendly Communities

May 25, 2016

NSF funding UF research on Zika virus

May 12, 2016

Predicting Disease Risk, Identifying Stakeholders, and Informing Control Strategies: A Case Study of Anthrax in Montana

May 11, 2016

New Geography track in Medical Geography in Global Health (MGGH)

May 3, 2016

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

May 3, 2016

Dr. Mao receives UF Informatics Institute Seed Fund grant

April 7, 2016

Geography students receive Champions for Change Award

April 7, 2016

Geography Colloquium: “Assessing the Recovery of Rainfall in Central Ghana” & “Inter-spatial Relationship of Child Health & Satellite-derived Vegetation in Zambia”

April 6, 2016

Aging Parents at a Distance Who Aren’t Really ‘Just Fine’

March 30, 2016

Perceptions of risk in communities near parks in an African biodiversity hotspot

March 28, 2016

Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in northeastern Iran: a GIS-based spatio-temporal multi-criteria decision-making approach

March 2, 2016

Potential selection bias associated with using geocoded birth records for epidemiologic research

February 4, 2016

Mapping to Support Fine Scale Epidemiological Cholera Investigations: A Case Study of Spatial Video in Haiti

February 3, 2016

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

December 23, 2015

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

December 19, 2015

Spatio-temporal patterns of an anthrax outbreak in white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginanus, and associated genetic diversity of Bacillus anthracis

December 15, 2015

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

December 7, 2015

With climate change, malaria risk in Africa shifts, grows

November 24, 2015

Mapping Physiological Suitability Limits for Malaria in Africa Under Climate Change

November 18, 2015

How does a mosquito in Ecuador affect people around the world?

November 14, 2015

Geography Colloquium: Anthrax in Australia: Integrating Ecological Niche Modeling and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Assessing Risk of Transmission

November 5, 2015

Tyler James at Undergraduate Research Symposium

November 3, 2015

An individual-based rurality measure and its health application: A case study of Latino immigrants in North Florida, USA

November 2, 2015

Spring Course: GIS3420C/GIS6425C GIS Models for Public Health

November 2, 2015

Spring Course: GEO3930 Peoples and Plagues

November 2, 2015

Predicting Self-Initiated Preventive Behavior Against Epidemics with an Agent-Based Relative Agreement Model

October 31, 2015

Human Anthrax Transmission at the Urban–Rural Interface, Georgia

October 5, 2015

Geography Colloquium: Wildlife Movement and Disease Risk: Exploring Anthrax Transmission in Montana

October 2, 2015

Environmental Monitoring and Surveillance of Rodents and Vectors for Francisella tularensis Following Outbreaks of Human Tularemia in Georgia

September 30, 2015

Human Brucellosis Trends: Re-emergence and Prospects for Control Using a One Health Approach in Azerbaijan (1983–2009)

September 25, 2015

NSF Funding UF Research on Climate Change Impacts on Vectorborne Disease

September 21, 2015

Bacillus anthracis Diversity and Geographic Potential across Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad: Further Support of a Novel West African Lineage

August 20, 2015

Residential Normalcy and the Enriched Coping Repertoires of Successfully Aging Older Adults

May 18, 2014