Los Alamos National Laboratory
Defining the Danger
Much of the United States is suitable for Aedes albopictus mosquitoes to live and reproduce. These mosquitoes transmit Zika virus and chikungunya virus, two unrelated viruses that are increasingly causing disease in the Americas and are consequently being monitored by the disease surveillance community. CREDIT: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Many variables affect both whether a person who was exposed to a virus will develop disease and how easily the infection may spread through a community. For mosquito-borne viruses like Zika virus and chikungunya virus, the situation is further complicated by mosquito ecology and behavior. Mathematical epidemiologists at Los Alamos are using the Lab’s blend of resources in biology, ecology, virology, mathematics, remote sensing, computer science, and data analytics to build sophisticated computer models that can give the scientists a good idea about the likelihood of outbreaks in various U.S. cities.
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March 2018
- Defining the Danger
- Fun with Light and Matter
- Out of Thin Air
- Frenzied Flow
- Dark Matter Gets a Little Darker
- Capturing Life in Motion
- Better Data Just Can't Wait
- Tiny Organisms, Big Questions
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