Articles by tross
Carry-over effects of urban larval environments on the transmission potential of dengue-2 virus
Corresponding Author: Michelle Evans, mvevans@uga.edu Summary Author: Leah Crone, lec62627@uga.edu Mosquitoes are largely affected by the environment in which they live as larva. The surroundings that a larva experiences may influence characteristics in the adult mosquito, a phenomenon known as a carry-over effect. While studies have shown that the larval environment […]
Giving to the CEID
Financial support from individual, foundation, and corporate partners is crucial for CEID to continue driving research and educating the next generation of scientists. While many of our projects are funded by grants and contracts, core CEID programs and cross-disciplinary collaboration depend on special funding. Regardless of size, your gift has […]
Host dispersal responses to resource supplementation determine pathogen spread in wildlife metapopulations
Corresponding Author: Daniel Becker, daniel.becker3@montana.edu Urban parks, backyards, landfills, and agricultural fields provide wildlife with access to novel food sources. Food provided by humans in these locations can dramatically alter patterns of animal site fidelity and movement between habitats, with consequences for pathogen spread across the landscape. To better understand […]
CEID FY18 Annual Report
The Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases (CEID) is proud to release our first annual report, highlighting our efforts to date, services, mission, and members. In the year since its establishment, the CEID has developed as catalyst for collaboration in infectious disease research at the University of Georgia. Our […]
Anticipating epidemic transitions with imperfect data
Corresponding Author: Tobias S. Brett Recent literature has highlighted the potential to predict disease outbreak through early-warning signals (EWS), summary statistics which undergo characteristic changes as an epidemic transition is approached. In these transitions, disease transmission can shift from limited, stuttering chains of transmission to large-scale outbreaks. Thus successful prediction […]
Estimating the distance to an epidemic threshold
Corresponding Author: Eamon B. O’Dea, odea35@gmail.com An important component of predicting disease emergence is the ability to assess the distance to epidemic thresholds, the critical number of susceptible hosts needed for an epidemic to occur. Monitoring this threshold allows researchers to confirm the emergence of an epidemic and take action […]
