Disease Ecology

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Ecological interactions that influence the distribution and abundance of pathogens, vectors, and hosts ultimately determine the spread of disease; impacts of urbanization, climate change, and other human influenced environmental changes on disease dynamics; integration of disease ecology into pathogen and vector monitoring and comprehensive strategies to reduce disease occurrence. Prerequisite: ENTO 208 , ENTO 209 and ENTO 423 ; junior or senior classification, or approval of instructor.