LSHTM hybrid lecture: Investigating local-scale drivers of vector-borne disease risk in an era of global change
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) invites you to the Hybrid seminar from the Malaria Centres series on “Investigating local-scale drivers of vector-borne disease risk in an era of global change”.
Date: 12th of March, 2025.
Time: 13:00-14:00 UK time
Location: Manson Lecture Theatre, Hybrid, LSHTM, Keppel Street, London
The seminar will highlight the impacts of climate change, urbanization and other global changes on vector-borne disease transmission in different settings, and applications of ecological modelling to inform VBD prevention and climate change adaptation efforts. This includes examples from collaborative malaria research projects in sub-Saharan Africa as well as arboviruses and tick-borne diseases in Canada.
Speaker:
Professor Manisha Kulkarni, School of Epidemiology & Public Health, University Research Chair in Climate Change and Emerging Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa.Â
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