Publications by authors named "C S Teitelbaum"

Outbreaks of COVID-19 in humans, Dutch elm disease in forests, and highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds and poultry highlight the disruptive impacts of infectious diseases on public health, ecosystems and economies. Infectious disease dynamics often depend on environmental conditions that drive occurrence, transmission and outbreaks. Remote sensing can contribute to infectious disease research and management by providing standardized environmental data across broad spatial and temporal extents, often at no cost to the user.

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Contemporary wildlife disease management is complex because managers need to respond to a wide range of stakeholders, multiple uncertainties, and difficult trade-offs that characterize the interconnected challenges of today. Despite general acknowledgment of these complexities, managing wildlife disease tends to be framed as a scientific problem, in which the major challenge is lack of knowledge. The complex and multifactorial process of decision-making is collapsed into a scientific endeavor to reduce uncertainty.

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  • * A study conducted in January 2022 involved capturing 43 mallards in Tennessee, revealing that 11 were infected with HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, which indicated active transmission of the virus among birds in their wintering habitat.
  • * The research showed no differences in movement, body condition, or survival rates between infected and uninfected mallards, suggesting that these birds could play a role in the ongoing spread of
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