Ecoepidemiology Lab
@diukwasserlab
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E3B Dept @ Columbia University. We are interested in the effect of anthropogenic change on the emergence and spread of human vector-borne and zoonotic diseases
New York, USA
Joined June 2017
New paper out in Parasites and Vectors! . We modeled a subset of I. scapularis tick management approaches for residential yards focusing on 🦌, 🍄, and 🐁. Simulations identified optimal combinations of these 3 interventions, including timing & duration.
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RT @zteirstein: Are you attending @AHCJ this summer? Come to my panel on Sunday, June 9 at 11 a.m. to learn about how climate change affect….
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The Eco-Epidemiology Lab is hiring summer field research assistants for 2024 to participate in several ongoing projects in NYC. Duties will vary, but include tick and tick host sampling, human surveys, data management, and public outreach. Apply here:
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RT @DrVectorBio: I wanted to say thank you to @RisaPesapane @labofshort & many others (Rick!) for inviting me to @IDIatOSU to share our tic….
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RT @merevanack: We used white-tailed deer movement data from across 5 years on Staten Island to assess deer’s response to urban development….
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RT @merevanack: Very excited to publish our work on how New York City deer movement constructs the risk landscape for blacklegged tick expo….
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
The role of host movement in shaping infectious disease dynamics is widely acknowledged but methodological separation between animal movement and disease ecology has prevented researchers from...
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The Eco-epidemiology Lab at Columbia University is hiring two (2) postdocs/associate research scientists to work on newly-awarded projects, and contribute to a highly collaborative team! Start time is flexible. More info and application instructions here:
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Thrilled to participate in this article on @scifri by Emma Lee Gometz! @monkey_cabinet .
sciencefriday.com
Resources like “The Tick App” and local tick research labs can help you learn about tick exposure and track their impact.
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Check out our paper elucidating the coinfection dynamics of Borrelia burgdorferi (the primary Lyme Disease agent) and Babesia microti (Babesiosis-causing protozoa) in Peromyscus leucopus populations!.
royalsocietypublishing.org
Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) and Babesia microti (Bm) are vector-borne zoonotic pathogens commonly found co-circulating in Ixodes scapularis and Peromyscus leucopus populations. The restricted distrib...
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RT @c5486112: Huge congratulations to our teamwork (@diukwasserlab, @sokolokot, & me) in @PNASNexus Birds and Rod….
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Abstract. The range of hosts a pathogen can infect is a key trait, influencing human disease risk and reservoir host infection dynamics. Borrelia burgdorfe
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RT @c5486112: Thanks for the journalists who notice the work from our team. So happy to share these interesting findings and the great impa….
phys.org
A study looks at the mechanisms behind genetic variation in the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. Lyme disease is the most common vector-transmitted disease in the United States, with around 476,000...
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RT @TickAppOnTour: Learn more by downloading the tick app today! . #summer #ticks #entomology #tickcheck #lymedisease #vectorbornediseases….
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RT @TickAppOnTour: Check it out! We just released the first episode of our podcast to YouTube! You can find the link in our description!….
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RT @_NEVBD: Did you know next week is National Mosquito Control Awareness Week? Check out resources provided through @AMCAmosquito for how….
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RT @_NEVBD: It's National Mosquito Control Awareness Week! You can learn more about mosquitoes, where they live, and how to prevent bites o….
cdc.gov
Featured mosquito information for the public and professionals.
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RT @_NEVBD: We've been awarded funding as a new Teaching & Evaluation Center for the Prevention & Control of Vector-Borne Diseases, with a….
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RT @TickAppOnTour: Download the tick app today to learn more about how to protect yourself in the outdoors!
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RT @afpmb: With the @CDCgov warning about the first locally acquired cases of #malaria in 20 years, experts say #ticks and #mosquitoes may….
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With the CDC warning about the first locally acquired cases of malaria in 20 years, experts say ticks and mosquitoes may pose a particularly acute threat this summer.
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RT @TickAppOnTour: Worried about protecting your family from ticks? Nervous about Lyme Disease? Have no fear, The Tick App is here! . Dow….
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