Institute of Medicine Fall 2024 Series: Climate Change Linkages to the Spread of Vector-borne Disease in Maine

Climate Change Linkages to the Spread of Vector-borne Disease in Maine

September 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  Free

Speakers:
Sean Birkel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor & Maine State Climatologist
Climate Change Institute & Cooperative Extension, University of Maine.

Susan Elias, Ph.D., Staff Scientist
MaineHealth Institute for Research, Lyme & Vector-Borne Disease Laboratory

About the seminar:   The ways in which climate change can affect the spread of vector-borne disease is an important and complex issue in One Health. This seminar begins with an overview of Maine’s changing climate, highlighting key factors such as milder winters with reduced snow cover and more freeze-thaw, longer growing seasons with more heat accumulation, and more precipitation extremes. Then the focus will shift to how weather and climate affect the distribution of vector tick and mosquito species and implications for vector-borne disease.

The event is free but registration is required. Please use this registration link to sign up for the Zoom event.

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