Second order statistics such as variance and autocorrelation can in principle provide early warning of disease (re-)emergence. Such statistics can detect the approach to an…
The Drake lab welcomes technician Ana Rivera. Ana is an alumna of University of Puerto Rico and comes to us with a background in environmental…
The introduced fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans causes White-nose syndrome in North American bats, putting some populations at risk for extinction or extirpation. The severity of…
The prevalence of a pathogen emerging in a population varies in a complex manner that is difficult to model and predict, due in part to…
Ecological systems sometimes change abruptly to a much different states. For example, a clear lake may rapidly become turbid and green due to the growth…
Effective public health efforts require an accurate understanding of which virus species are capable of spreading between humans or may develop this ability in the…
The Savannah River Site (SRS) is a US Department of Energy owned facility located in South Carolina. Located within the SRS property are a series…
Host-parasite networks are built from a vast number of interactions, which may change seasonally or based on host densities. This combination of complexity and uncertainty…
To efficiently manage and prevent species invasions, we need accurate predictions of where these species can arrive and persist. Species distribution models make such predictions…
Zika is an emerging virus whose rapid spread is of great public health concern. Knowledge about transmission remains incomplete, especially concerning potential transmission in geographic…