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Undiscovered bat hosts of filoviruses

Undiscovered bat hosts of filoviruses

July 14, 2016
John Drake
Biodiversity, Ebola, Epidemics, Infectious diseases, New paper

Preventing future outbreaks of ebolaviruses in humans and other vulnerable animal populations will require identifying the natural reservoirs of filoviruses. Accumulating indirect evidence points to…

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Machine learning to predict new bat reservoirs of filovriuses

Machine learning to predict new bat reservoirs of filovriuses

January 12, 2016
Andrea Silletti
Presentation

Barbara Han, JP Schmidt, David Hayman, Sarah Bowden, Laura Alexander, and John Drake Ecological Society of America, August, 2015

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Climate change and the mosquitoes that transmit malaria

Climate change and the mosquitoes that transmit malaria

June 10, 2014
John Drake
Epidemics, New paper, News and Notes, Species Distributions

Malaria is prominent among the vector-borne infectious diseases widely anticipated to be affected by climate change. Roughly, the idea is that global and regional climate…

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Statistical modeling of Rift Valley fever

Statistical modeling of Rift Valley fever

December 9, 2013
John Drake
Epidemics, News and Notes

Rift Valley fever is a viral disease of animals and humans and a global public health concern due to its ecological plasticity, ability to adapt,…

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Theory of early warning signals for disease emergence and leading indicators of elimination

Theory of early warning signals for disease emergence and leading indicators of elimination

December 9, 2013
John Drake
Critical transitions, Epidemics

Emerging pathogens are among the most visible and costly threats to individual and public health. Antibiotics, vaccines, and the molecular revolution in biology have not…

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Risk classification for weeds and invasive species

Risk classification for weeds and invasive species

September 25, 2013
Andrea Silletti
Invasive species

There are many species of weeds, but how many basic kinds of weeds are there? Are weedy species more related to each other than to…

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Lab Mission

Our lab uses experiments, field data, and quantitative models to characterize and understand the dynamic and stochastic processes that determine fluctuations, spatial distribution, and extinction of biological populations. Our overarching aim is to produce socially responsible and actionable scientific knowledge in the service of human and environmental welfare.

Research areas

Areas of interest include the theory of extinction, the problem of coexistence, emergence and spread of infectious diseases, management of invasive species, and critical phenomena in ecology and epidemiology. Applications of our work include epidemic preparedness and forecasting (in both wildlife and human populations), conservation of rare and endangered species, and management of invasive species.

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John M. Drake
140 E. Green St.
Odum School of Ecology
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-2202
email: jdrake@uga.edu

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