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Mosquito Net Fishing as a Normal Accident and the Roles of Traditional and Bureaucratic Authority

RYAN – Mosquito Net Fishing as a Normal Accident and the Roles of Traditional and Bureaucratic Authority Rick Welsha, Elizabeth A. Pickard, Sadie J. Ryan, Joseph H. Bisesi Jr, Joseph Makaure, Donald J. Stewart, David A. Larsen Article first published online: 3 November 2022 DOI: doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2022.2139443 ABSTRACT: In the 1980s, malaria researchers experimented with treating mosquito nets […]

Spatiotemporal Environmental Drivers of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Central Florida: Towards a Predictive Model for a Lethal Disease

MUNDIS, RYAN – Spatiotemporal Environmental Drivers of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Central Florida: Towards a Predictive Model for a Lethal Disease Stephanie J Mundis, Steve Harrison, Dave Pelley, Susan Durand, Sadie J Ryan Article first published online: 12 August 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjac113 ABSTRACT: Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is a mosquito-borne virus that affects […]

Temperature impacts the environmental suitability for malaria transmission by Anopheles Gambian and Anopheles stephensi

RYAN – Temperature impacts the environmental suitability for malaria transmission by Anopheles Gambian and Anopheles stephensi Oswaldo C. Villena, Sadie J. Ryan, Courtney C. Murdock, Leah R. Johnson Article first published online: 22 March 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3685 ABSTRACT: Extrinsic environmental factors influence the spatio-temporal dynamics of many organisms, including insects that transmit the pathogens responsible for vector-borne […]

Global Economic and Diet Transitions Drive Latin American and Caribbean Forest Change during the First Decade of the Century: A Multi-Scale Analysis of Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Environmental Drivers of Local Forest Cover Change

RYAN – Global Economic and Diet Transitions Drive Latin American and Caribbean Forest Change during the First Decade of the Century: A Multi-Scale Analysis of Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Environmental Drivers of Local Forest Cover Change David Lopez-Carr, Sadie J Ryan, Matthew L Clark Article first published online: 21 Jan 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030326 ABSTRACT: Latin America and the Caribbean […]

Co-learning during the co-creation of a dengue early warning system for the health sector in Barbados

RYAN, LIPPI – Co-learning during the co-creation of a dengue early warning system for the health sector in Barbados Anna M Stewart-Ibarra, Leslie Rollock, Sabu Best, Tia Brown, Avriel R Diaz, Willy Dunbar, Catherine A Lippi, Roche Mahon, Sadie J Ryan, Adrian Trotman, Cedric J Van Meerbeeck, Rachel Lowe Article first published online: 6 Jan 2022 […]

The Future of Zoonotic Risk Prediction

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B RYAN – The Future of Zoonotic Risk Prediction Colin J. Carlson, Maxwell J. Farrell, Zoe Grange, Barbara A. Han, Nardus Mollentze, Alexandra L. Phelan, Angela L. Rasmussen, Gregory F. Albery, Bernard Bett, David M. Brett-Major, Lily E. Cohen, Tad Dallas, Evan A. Eskew, Anna C. Fagre, Kristian M. Forbes, Rory Gibb, Sam Halabi, Charlotte C. Hammer, Rebecca Katz, Jason Kindrachuk, Renata L. Muylaert, Felicia B. Nutter, Joseph Ogola, Kevin J. Olival, Michelle […]

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

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health HAMERLINCK, MUNDIS, RYAN – 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 Stephanie J. Mundis, Gabriela Hamerlinck, Emily K. Stone, Ari Whiteman, Eric Delmelle, Tyler Rapp, Michael Dulin, and Sadie J. […]

New study to inform Zika control measures

GAINESVILLE, FL – Climate variation and seasonality affect transmission and control of Zika, a study by Dr. Calistus Ngonghala (UF Mathematics, Emerging Pathogens Institute), Dr. Sadie J. Ryan (UF Geography, Emerging Pathogens Institute), and colleagues at the University of Georgia, Stanford University, and Harvard University has found. By comparing experimental Zika transmission data to annual […]

Effects of changes in temperature on Zika dynamics and control

RYAN – Effects of changes in temperature on Zika dynamics and control Article first published online: 05 MAY 20212 Journal of the Royal Society Interface DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2021.0165 ABSTRACT: When a rare pathogen emerges to cause a pandemic, it is critical to understand its dynamics and the impact of mitigation measures. We use experimental data to […]

Focus Area 2: Medical Geography in Global Health (MGGH)

Medical geography, an important area of health research, applies concepts, methods, and techniques from geography to investigate health-related topics across the world, focusing on spatial aspects of human and animal (livestock and wildlife) disease and health intervention. Sub-areas Disease modeling Risk mapping Spatial epidemiology analysis One Health Zoonotic emergence Spatial health disparities Network Analysis Health […]