Another publication from the Phd by Yvonne Walz just got published. Read the abstract and check out the online availability: Schistosomiasis is the most widespread water-based disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Transmission is governed by the spatial distribution of specific freshwater snails that act as intermediate hosts and human water contact patterns. Remote sensing data have been utilized for spatially explicit risk profiling of schistosomiasis. We investigated the potential of remote sensing to characterize habitat conditions of parasite and intermediate host snails and discuss the relevance for public health.
Congratulations to Julia Rieder on Her Successful PhD Defense
We are pleased to congratulate Julia Rieder on the successful defense of her PhD thesis! Over the past years, Julia has investigated how European beech forests respond to severe drought events and which factors determine whether individual trees survive or die under...
