August 22, 2017
13h00 - 14h00
Louvain-la-Neuve
Carnoy seminar room b059
Speaker : Dr Nienke Hartemink
In this seminar, we will discuss some drawbacks of current methods for vector-borne disease risk modelling, such as R0 models. These models are often not spatially explicit and they are not aimed at determining the suitability of certain landscapes for vector-borne pathogens. We argue that a resource-based habitat concept may offer a promising scope to deal with the spatial modelling of vector-borne pathogen risk. This framework incorporates the resources required by the interacting species (i.e. pathogen, vectors and hosts) and their functional relationships with specific environmental features at the landscape level.