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| Project Leader: | Alexandra Bishop addieb24@tamu.edu Biology |
| Faculty Mentor: | Hsiao-Hsuan Rose Wang, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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TBA |
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Team Size:
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7
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Participants will have the opportunity to learn quantitative and computational skills through hands-on experience collecting, organizing, analyzing and interpreting data. Significant scientific contribution to a successful project will result in conference presentations and/or co-authorship of peer-reviewed scientific papers.
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Team Needs:
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We are particularly interested in undergraduates who are interested in quantitative epidemiology. If interested, email inquiry to team leader Alexandra Bishop at addieb24@tamu.edu. |
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Description:
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Tularemia is a rare zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. Transmission to humans typically occurs through the bite of infected ticks or deer flies, but can also occur through direct contact with tissues of sick or dead animals or ingestion of contaminated water or undercooked meat. We aim to summarize the passive surveillance of Tularemia in the United States with onset dates from 2010 to 2018. We then will investigate the spatio-temporal patterns and hot spot detection of the cases based on spatial statistical analyses. |