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.
In the News: Monid Habitrack Featured in Süddeutsche Zeitung
Süddeutsche Zeitung recently covered our Monid Habitrack project, and we're happy to share it. The article follows the research team at work in the Oberpfalz, where our drones map vegetation and surface temperature while ticks are collected on the ground and tested...







