Essays about: "Outbreak Detection"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Outbreak Detection.

  1. 1. Early-stage detection of bark beetle infested spruce forest stands using Sentinel-2 data and vegetation indices

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Karl Piltz; [2022]
    Keywords : Geomatics; Remote sensing; Bark beetle; Early-stage; Vegetation index; Sentinel-2; Spruce; Forestry; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The European spruce bark beetle is an insect that is often referred to as a pest. Responsible for the destruction of over 150 million m3 of Norwegian spruce forest in Europe over the last 50 years makes this insect one of the major disturbances to the forest industry. READ MORE

  3. 2. Influenza A in Swedish harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) : a serological study

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Johanna Johnsson; [2022]
    Keywords : IAV; influenza A; harbour seals; H10N7; marine mammals; Phoca vitulina; serology; Sweden; virus;

    Abstract : Evidence of infection with influenza A has been documented in several different marine mammals. However, large outbreaks with mass mortalities have only been seen in harbour seals. In 2014, the first outbreak with influenza A virus (IAV) in harbour seals in Europe was reported. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Associated with Cross-Connections in the Drinking Water Network in Combination with Hydraulic Modeling

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Fatin Alzuhairi; [2022]
    Keywords : EPANET; QMRA; Water distribution network; Health risk analysis; Cross-connections and backflow; Low pressure; Water quality; Simulation; Pathogen; EPANET; QMRA; vattendistributionsnät; hälsoriskanalys; korskoppling; lågtryck; vattenkvalitet; simulering; patogen;

    Abstract : Drinking water companies have the technology and responsibility to deliver safe and high-quality drinking water to the water distribution systems network (WDN). However, many events within the WDN, such as cross-connections and backflow, might degrade water quality and pose public health risks to consumers. READ MORE

  5. 4. Höga och långvariga antikroppsnivåer hos hästar efter utbrott av ekvint herpesvirus typ 1 (EHV-1)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Sofie Lagerqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : EHV-1; EHV-4; ekvin herpes myeloencefalopati; virusabort; seroprevalens; serologi ELISA; komplementbindningstest;

    Abstract : EHV-1 och EHV-4 är vanligt förekommande bland hästar världen över. De orsakar främst respiratorisk sjukdom men infektion med EHV-1 kan också leda till abort och neurologisk sjukdom. EHV4 har endast sporadiskt sett orsaka abort. READ MORE

  6. 5. Remote Sensing Based Pre-Season Yellow Rust Early Warning in Oromia, Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Chinatsu Endo; [2021]
    Keywords : yellow rust; modeling; prediction; early warning; remote sensing; geography; geographical information systems; GIS; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. Tritici) is a crop disease caused by a fungus that regularly infects wheat and causes yield loss in Ethiopia. The disease has a significant impact on the country’s crop production, food security, health, and socioeconomic well-being. READ MORE