Tarek Alrefae (UK), Uri Obolski (Israel), José Lourenço (Portugal)
Over the last 5 years we have been successful at developing modelling tools that can predict the spatio-temporal transmission activity of a variety of mosquito-borne pathogens. So far, we have neglected local mosquito population dynamics, with open questions still standing on how natural climate variation dictates spatio-temporal abundance and presence of key mosquito species. We are developing new tools, informed by climate, that accurately predict mosquito population dynamics of Aedes aegypti, the main vector for dengue and Zika viruses.
MSc thesis.
CLIMADE Europe