Reading for discussion section on March 15
LaDeau, S., A.M. Kilpatrick & P.P. Marra. 2007. West Nile virus emergence and large-scale declines of North American bird populations. Nature 447: 710-713.
Reading for class on March 1
The reading associated with lecture on March 1 (posted late, so don’t worry about reading it before class) is Magori, K. et al. 2011. Decelerating spread of West Nile virus by percolation in a heterogeneous urban landscape. PLOS Computational Biology 7:e1002104. The reading for class discussion is Ferguson, N.M., et al. 2016. Benefits and risks of […]
Reading for class on February 22
Yakob L., Clements A.C.A. 2013. A mathematical model of chikungunya dynamics and control: The major epidemic on Réunion island. PLOS ONE 8:e57448.
Readings for class on February 15
Required reading Delaney, N.F. et al. 2012. Ultrafast evolution and loss of CRISPRs following a host shift in a novel wildlife pathogen, Mycoplasma gallisepticum. PLOS Genetics 8:e1002511. Supplemental readings Hernandez-Divers, S.M. et al. 2008. Backyard chicken flocks pose a disease risk for Neotropic birds in Costa Rica. Avian Diseases 52: 558-560. Amour, N.K. et al. […]
Reading for class on February 8
Two reading are assigned for February 8. Adelman, J.S. et al. 2015. Feeder use predicts both acquisition and transmission of a contagious pathogen in a North American songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B. 282: 282: 20151429. Hawley, D.M. et al.2013. Parallel patterns of increased virulence in a recently emerged wildlife pathogen. PLOS Biology 11(5): e1001570.
Reading for class on January 30
Citti, C. & A. Blanchard. 2013. Mycoplasmas and their host: emerging and re-emerging minimal pathogens. Trends in Microbiology 21:196-203.
Reading for class discussion (lab section) on January 25
We will have out first class discussion on Wednesday, January 25. In preparation for participating in this discussion, please read Three rules for leading a paper discussion. The article we will discuss is available at the link below. Jansen, V.A.A., N. Stollenwerk, H.J. Jensen, M.E. Ramsay, W.J. Edmunds, & C.J. Rhodes. 2003. Measles outbreaks in a population […]
Reading for class on January 25
Drake, J.M. Early warning signals of dynamic bifurcation in the emergence of Monkeypox virus. Unpublished manuscript.
Reading for class on January 23
Rhodes, C.J., & R.M. Anderson. 1996. Power laws governing epidemics in isolated populations. Nature 381:600-602.
Reading for class on January 11
Ferrari MJ, Grenfell BT, Strebel PM (2013) Think globally, act locally: The role of local demographics and vaccination coverage in the dynamic response of measles infection to control. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 368(1623):20120141.