EESS talk on "Unravelling the association between precipitation and transmission of waterborne pathogens"
Event details
| Date | 16.10.2018 |
| Hour | 12:15 › 13:15 |
| Speaker |
Dr Anton Camacho, Research Fellow, LSHTM London, UK has a background as a bioinformatics engineer and a thesis in Infectious Disease Modelling. After a post-doc at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, he joined Epicentre in 2016. His work focuses on the development and analysis of mathematical models to study the mechanisms underlying the epidemiological dynamics of infectious diseases. More broadly, he is interested in interdisciplinary research, combining mathematics, biology and computer science, in order to answer public health questions. |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Abstract:
Waterborne diseases, such like cholera, affect vulnerable populations with limited access to safe drinking water resources. Although their epidemic dynamics have long been linked to climatic variations, such as rainfall and drought, it has proved difficult to quantify this association because of its non-linear and lagged nature, which can be confounded by other risk factors. In this talk, I will present the use of mathematical and statistical modelling to quantify the association between precipitation and the transmission of waterborne diseases. I will focus on (i) hepatitis-E epidemics in internally-displaced population camps and (ii) the recent massive cholera outbreak in Yemen. I will conclude with a discussion on the use of these models for real-time epidemic prediction.
Waterborne diseases, such like cholera, affect vulnerable populations with limited access to safe drinking water resources. Although their epidemic dynamics have long been linked to climatic variations, such as rainfall and drought, it has proved difficult to quantify this association because of its non-linear and lagged nature, which can be confounded by other risk factors. In this talk, I will present the use of mathematical and statistical modelling to quantify the association between precipitation and the transmission of waterborne diseases. I will focus on (i) hepatitis-E epidemics in internally-displaced population camps and (ii) the recent massive cholera outbreak in Yemen. I will conclude with a discussion on the use of these models for real-time epidemic prediction.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
- This event is internal
Organizer
- EESS - IIE
Contact
- Dr Damiano Pasetto, ECHO