Screenshot of nextstrain By reconstructing a phylogeny we can learn about important epidemiological phenomena. By adding geography to where the sample was taken we can map the spatial spread of a pathogen as well as how it may be changing in a certain location. By looking at this in context by adding in different geographies … Continue reading Mapping genomic data
Mapping mosquito vectored diseases: an integrated geographic data approach
Mapping mosquito vectored diseases: an integrated geographic data approach Malaria cases continue to rise with a disproportionate number of cases occurring on the African continent as captured by the map created by the Malaria Atlas Project. In 2023 263 million cases were reported with over 600,000 deaths. Now with the vaccine and technologies that make … Continue reading Mapping mosquito vectored diseases: an integrated geographic data approach