Dissecting disease transmission between species
- π€ Speaker: Dr Mafalda Viana,Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow π Website
- π Date & Time: Wednesday 08 November 2017, 16:00 - 17:00
- π Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Department of Veterinary Medicine
Abstract
Abstract: Many important human, wildlife and livestock diseases infect multiple host species. However, in most cases only a subset of the hosts that can be infected are important for long-term pathogen persistence at the population level (i.e. the βreservoirβ). Failure to understand which hosts constitute the infection reservoirs greatly undermines control strategies. There is still no standard approach to identify reservoirs but in this talk, using a series of case-studies, I will show how using modelling techniques such state-space modelling (SSM) can help us address this previously intractable problem by enabling dissection of disease dynamics. Specifically, quantification of cross-species transmission and how disease dynamics are impacted both by interventions and other interacting pathogens populations.
Series This talk is part of the Departmental Seminar Programme, Department of Veterinary Medicine series.
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Dr Mafalda Viana,Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow 
Wednesday 08 November 2017, 16:00-17:00