{"id":2,"date":"2021-06-23T20:41:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T20:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/eco-epi-lab\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:22:34","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/eco-epi-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-epidemiology of Zoonotic Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Eco-epidemiology of Zoonotic Diseases<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Our Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The EZD lab is located at the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health and our research focuses on the transmission of zoonotic diseases within a One Health framework and we integrate approaches and methods from ecology and epidemiology .<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ecology:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Studies the relationships between organisms and their environment across scales<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Studies the distribution of disease in a population, causes of disease and its impacts<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n

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Our approach<\/h2>\n\n\n
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System thinking <\/b>approach to integrate the human and ecological <\/b>components that determines the emergence and persistence of zoonotic diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our methods<\/h2>\n\n\n
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We use empirically-driven models<\/b> derived from field collected data. We use a participatory approach <\/b>when conducting field work<\/b> in affected communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are also working on The Coupled Natural and Human System of Lyme disease on Staten Island, NY. Project Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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