Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance (CADMS)

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Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance

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We develop models that can be used to better prevent, control, or eradicate animal disease and their associated economic impacts.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

CADMS Seminar Series Speaker

Topic: Urban wild boar ecology and management in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (Spain)

Invited Speaker: María Escobar González, DVM, MSc

Brief BIO: María is a 4th year PhD student at the Autonomous University of Barcelona within the WEH research group (Wildlife Ecology and Health). Her research interests center around conservation biology and ecology, particularly examining the impact of human activities on natural ecosystems, managing human-wildlife conflicts to promote coexistence, and exploring the ecology of infectious diseases.

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Wild boars, native to Eurasia, have spread across all continents except Antarctica due to human introductions. In Europe, the species faced a significant population decline after World War II due to intensive hunting. However, various factors such as global temperature increases, the absence of natural predators, and rural abandonment have led to a remarkable population resurgence since the 1980s, becoming a global concern. This overpopulation not only disrupts the ecological balance in rural environments but also extends to urban and anthropized areas. Cities like Rome, Berlin, and Barcelona are experiencing an invasion, posing risks such as traffic accidents, disease transmission, crop and garden damage, and incidents involving humans and their pets.

Date: Tuesday, December 12th, 2023

Time: 12:00 p.m. 1 p.m

Location: 1043 Valley Hall, UC Davis

If you have any questions or comments please contact Beatriz Martinez Lopez

PhD Completion by CADMS Personnel

Shadira Gordon presented her MPVM dissertation on Analysis of fish pathogens distribution using environmental DNA in Plumas National Forest, CA. Read More

Jose Pablo Gomez Vazquez presents his exit dissertation seminar on exploring the application of agent based models to infectious disease epidemiology. Read More

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CADMS STUDENT EXPERIENCES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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Student Accomplishments

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Student Blogs

Esther in Uganda - Read entries here
Jaber in Tunisia - Read entries here

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

GEOVET 2022 (in 2023)

September 19-21, 2023. Italy. Learn more