Articles by tross
Reactivation of latent infections with migration shapes population-level disease dynamics
Seasonal migration shapes when and where animals are infected with pathogens, but physiological costs associated with migration can also cause latent infections to reactivate (“migratory relapse”). We develop a mathematical model to explore how migratory relapse influences peak infection risk and its seasonal timing. We show that relapse can amplify […]
Migration shapes patterns of disease transmission
Long-distance animal migrations can trigger relapse of dormant infections, influencing when and where infection risk peaks, according to research by alumnus Dan Becker, PhD ’17, and Asst. Prof. Richard Hall. Read more here. Photo: A rusty blackbird typically migrates from northern Canada to the United States for winter. Photo provided […]
Opportunities for Graduate Students: Spillover of Ebola & Other Filoviruses
Positions for graduate students are available as part of a multi-year project funded through 2025 by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The goal of the project is to better understand drivers of spillover of Ebolavirus and other African filoviruses along ecological boundaries. You can read more about the project here. […]
Postdoc Opportunities: Spillover of Ebola and other filoviruses at ecological boundaries
Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Research Associates in the Odum School of Ecology and Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases, at the University of Georgia, associated with a project recently funded by NIH “Spillover of Ebola and other filoviruses at ecological boundaries.” Position 1 (Statistical Modeling of Spillover […]
CEID researchers receive NIH grant to study spillover of Ebola and other filoviruses
Most infectious disease outbreaks involve transmission from animals to humans A multidisciplinary team of researchers with the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases received a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to investigate and model […]
COVID-19 Portal Shows Cases & Deaths Continue to Increase Nationwide
The Coronavirus Working Group continues to publish timely information about the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia and the United States. Using the interactive visualization tools that are available on the COVID-19 Portal, data show that the number of confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to increase in Georgia and most other […]
The target of selection matters: An established resistance—development‐time negative genetic trade‐off is not found when selecting on development time
Understanding what prevents or enables the evolution of resistance to disease is critical for both understanding the natural world and also managing many modern societal problems, from agriculture to medicine. In previous work, we had shown, for what we believe to be the first time in an animal, that a […]
CEID Director Discusses Infectious Disease Ecology & Epidemiology through Forbes.com Stories
The coronavirus pandemic has been the dominant story in popular media for almost half a year. As the number of clinically confirmed cases continues to rise in much of the county, it will remain the lead story for many news outlets. However, the ecological circumstances that led to COVID-19’s prominence may […]