時間：2023年7月31日（一）下午14:30-15:30

地點：河口海岸大樓304

報告摘要：

Global connectivity, urbanisation, and climate change have redefined the complex relationship between humans, animals, and their environment in the 21st century. The pandemic era has directed mass attention to emerging and re-emerging pathogens that survive in nature, and their capability to cause infectious diseases in humans through zoonotic spillover. Globally, zoonotic emerging infectious disease risk is elevated in forested tropical regions with rich biodiversity and increasing land-use changes. This characteristic profiles Brazil, which continues to experience significant disease burden and public health challenges from infectious diseases with zoonotic origin. Guided by the theoretical frameworks of medical geography, I will discuss the application of large open-access datasets, GIS, and statistical modelling to understand how human decisions around interactions with the physical, built, and social environments shape infectious disease risk in Brazil. By following the life course of infectious diseases from “emergence”, “spread”, to “response”, I will draw on case studies from recent infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics in Brazil, including Zika, yellow fever, and COVID-19. Findings and implications from this research have been used and could continue to inform public health policies and interventions in Brazil. Future research should continue to explore the integration of large open-access datasets for understanding geographical inequalities in disease risk.