Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) H5N1 continues to impact on smallholder
livelihoods, to constrain development of the poultry production sector, and to cause …

The purpose of spatial modelling in animal and public health is three-fold: describing
existing spatial patterns of risk, attempting to understand the biological mechanisms that …

This handbook explains how to model epidemiological problems and improve inference
about disease etiology from a geographical perspective. Top epidemiologists, geographers …

A revolutionary book that presents analytical tools for understanding why a particular
disease is transmitted within a specific geographic area. A. Townsend Peterson, one of the …

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was first encountered in 1996 in
Guangdong province (China) and started spreading throughout Asia and the western …

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) pose a significant threat to human health, economic
stability, and biodiversity. Despite this, the mechanisms underlying disease emergence are …

The geographic range of Angiostrongylus vasorum is expanding, leading to increased
disease. Although observed cases of canine pulmonary angiostrongylosis have been …

Global change, which refers to large-scale changes in the earth system and human society,
has been changing the outbreak and transmission mode of many infectious diseases …

Vector-borne diseases are exceptionally sensitive to climate change. Predicting vector
occurrence in specific regions is a challenge that disease control programs must meet in …

Wildlife species are identified as an important source of emerging zoonotic disease.
Accordingly, public health programs have attempted to expand in scope to include a greater …