Vector-borne disease control
Vector-borne diseases are transmitted to humans through another living organism, such as malaria via the mosquito. This type of disease accounts for roughly 17% of all disease and causes nearly a million deaths annually. In this talk Professor Michael Bonsall will discuss vector-borne diseases, how we might control them and how maths and modern genetics might help. He will also provide some recent insights from work in the Zoology Department in Oxford on the unfolding Zika epidemic in the Americas.
Date:
18 May 2016, 19:00
Venue:
St Aldates Tavern, The Blue Room
Speaker:
Prof Michael Bonsall (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Cheryl Chan (Oxford SciBar)
Organiser contact email address:
oxfordscibar@hotmail.co.uk
Part of:
Scibar
Topics:
Booking required?:
Not required
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Cheryl Chan
