Corresponding Authors: Léa Briard Summary by Ethan Hackmeyer, edited by Léa Briard Social behavior is an important driving factor in the spread of parasites between animals. Group size has traditionally been the dominant measure for the impact of social behavior on parasite transmission. However, advances in Social Network Analysis (SNA) […]
Can we predict the emergence and spillover of infectious diseases like Ebola or COVID-19? Can we develop an infectious disease warning system that is analogous to weather forecasts, that pinpoints the origin and path of disease spread? On March 24th at Noon Eastern, John Drake will deliver a webinar with […]
Corresponding Author: Cecilia Sánchez, sanchez@ecohealthalliance.org Summary by Ethan Hackmeyer, edits provided by paper authors Debilitating parasite spores that infect monarch butterflies can persist for years at cool temperatures, but are knocked out by heat, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Georgia’s Center for the Ecology […]
Corresponding Author: Claire Teitelbaum, cteitelbaum@uga.edu Summary by Ethan Hackmeyer Urbanization can cause substantial changes in the movement behavior of animals. However, researchers do not completely understand the downstream effects of urban-induced alteration in behavior. Mobile animals can deposit important nutrients and seeds as they move across the landscape, making the […]
Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases, the second book in the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases series is now available through Amazon and is coming soon to your local bookstore. This text provides a comprehensive survey of vector-borne diseases, featuring diverse perspectives of multiple investigators from different disciplinary backgrounds. We […]
Corresponding Author: Megan Tomamichel Summary by Ethan Hackmeyer Heterosporis sutherlandae is a parasite that infects multiple species of fish in the Great Lakes region of North America. Once a fish is infected with H. sutherlandae, damage occurs to the musculoskeletal system reducing the viability of the fish, while also making […]
Corresponding Author: Ian Hewson, hewson@cornell.edu Summary by Ethan Hackmeyer Sea Star Wasting Disease (SSWD) is a fatal disease of starfish and other echinoderms that has led to severe declines in starfish populations beginning in the early 2010s. CEID member John Wares is a co-author on new research, led by Cornell […]
Corresponding Author: Lewis Bartlett, lewis.bartlett@uga.edu Summary by Ethan Hackmeyer Infectious diseases affecting honey bees have recently been more heavily researched due to the decline in honey bee populations over the past few decades. Much of this research has focused on how diseases naturally infect honey bee populations, and their detrimental […]
The Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases is proud to report on our activities and accomplishments from FY20 (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020) […]
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