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| Project Leader: | Zak Derouen Zakderouen@gmail.com Ecosystem Science and Management |
| Faculty Mentor: | Dr. Hsiao-Hsuan Rose Wang, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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TBD |
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Team Size:
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4 (Team Full) |
| 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 bio-geography, ecology, and epidemiology.
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Description:
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Spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are notifiable conditions in the United States caused by the highly pathogenic Rickettsia rickettsii and less pathogenic rickettsial species such as Rickettsia parkeri and Rickettsia sp. 364D. We aim to summarize the passive surveillance of SFG rickettsioses in the United States with onset dates during 2013–2017. We then will investigate the spatio-temporal patterns and host spot detection of the cases based on spatial statistical analyses.
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