Disease Ecology
Research examining how interactions between organisms and the physical environment influence the transmission and prevalence of diseases – both human and non-human.
Monday, August 12th
1:30 PM
Ecological and social mechanisms driving multi-host vector borne pathogen transmission in rural landscapes
Nicole Gottdenker
Symposia, Ballroom E
Nicole Gottdenker
Symposia, Ballroom E
2:00 PM
The impacts of changing land use on vector-borne diseases in urban and peri-urban landscapes
Steven W. Seagle
Symposia, Ballroom E
Steven W. Seagle
Symposia, Ballroom E
2:30 PM
4:10 PM
Land-use planning at the landscape scale: Opportunities and challenges for vector-borne disease control
Patricia Farnese
Symposia, Ballroom E
Patricia Farnese
Symposia, Ballroom E
4:20 PM
Scale-dependent effects of host traits on parasite metacommunity structure
Daniel I. Bonick
Contributed talk, M111
Daniel I. Bonick
Contributed talk, M111
Tuesday, August 13th
8:20 AM
Direct and indirect effects of fire management on tick abundance in the Southeast United States
Whalen W. Dillon
Contributed talks, M109/110
Whalen W. Dillon
Contributed talks, M109/110
10:40 AM
Overwintering across the taxonomic divide: Effects of cold, ice, and snow on parasites of animals and plants
Rachel M. Penczykowski
Symposia, Ballroom E
Rachel M. Penczykowski
Symposia, Ballroom E
3:40 PM
Patients as patches: Ecological challenges from the epidemiology of healthcare environments
Nina H. Fefferman
Symposia, Ballroom E
Nina H. Fefferman
Symposia, Ballroom E
Wednesday, August 14th
8:20 AM
The macroecology of avian competence for Borrelia burgdorferi
Daniel Becker
Contributed talks, L011/012
Daniel Becker
Contributed talks, L011/012
9:00 AM
Effects of plant toxins on monarch butterfly infection, immunity and the gut microbiome
Jacobus de Roode
Organized oral sessions, M104
Jacobus de Roode
Organized oral sessions, M104
9:50 AM
2:10 PM
2:30 PM
Better off dead? Ecological insights on the efficacy of culling and vaccination of vampire bats for rabies control in Latin America
Daniel G. Streicker
Organized oral sessions, M103
Daniel G. Streicker
Organized oral sessions, M103
3:20 PM
Broad host range of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans equates to high invasion probability in North America
Matthew J. Gray
Contributed talks, L011/012
Matthew J. Gray
Contributed talks, L011/012
4:00 PM
Carriage loads and diversity of pathogenic leptospires increases with rodent host richness and abundance across post-Katrina New Orleans
Anna C. Peterson
Contributed talks, L011/012
Anna C. Peterson
Contributed talks, L011/012
Thursday, August 14th
3:40 PM
Impacts of invasive multiflora rose on Lyme disease risk in small forests, examined at two spatial scales
Solny A. Adalsteinsson
Organized oral sessions, M103
Solny A. Adalsteinsson
Organized oral sessions, M103
4:30 PM
The cutaneous microbiomes of Appalachian salamanders and their role as an innate defense against the pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Matthew H. Becker
Contributed posters, Exhibit hall
Matthew H. Becker
Contributed posters, Exhibit hall
Friday, August 15th
9:00 AM
Improving predictions of West Nile virus risk through recognition of the scale-dependence of weather drivers
Sara H. Paull
Symposia, Ballroom D
Sara H. Paull
Symposia, Ballroom D
10:10 AM
Decisions will be made: Modeling vector borne disease at multiple scales for different purposes and use
Sadie J. Ryan
Symposia, Ballroom D
Sadie J. Ryan
Symposia, Ballroom D
10:40 AM
Beware the gap: Bridging scales from within-host processes to between-host disease dynamics
Graziella V. DiRenzo
Symposia, Ballroom D
Graziella V. DiRenzo
Symposia, Ballroom D
10:50 AM
Grass invasion enhances survival of a human disease vector by altering microclimate conditions
Drew T. Hiatt
Contributed talks, L016
Drew T. Hiatt
Contributed talks, L016
