Developing a warning system to predict emergence of new infectious diseases
The director of the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases at UGA is working to devise an early warning system for diseases which could save lives and allow public health resources to be used more efficiently and effectively.
John Drake is a UGA Distinguished Research Professor in UGA’s Odum School of Ecology. He recently delivered a presentation at TEDxUGA titled, “The Tipping Point: What Jenga Can Teach Us About Epidemics.”
Drake says that constructing a system to detect diseases outbreaks before they reach an epidemic is a “tricky scientific puzzle.” What makes it challenging is figuring out which factors will be able to sound the alarm.
Read more about John Drake and his work by checking out the original article on UGA Today.