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Selected press
Upstate-led study finds resurgence of malaria cases at the Ecuador-Peru border linked to Venezuelan crisis
http://upstateonline.info/static/March21-March282019/blog/story-2/index.html

Upstate is part of research team looking at how weather data can predict dengue fever outbreak. August 2018.
http://upstateonline.info/static/July19-July262018/blog/story-1/index.html

Ecuador Earthquake Linked to Zika and Stress: New Study. December 9, 2017.
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/analysis/Ecuador-Earthquake-Linked-to-Zika-and-Stress-New-Study-20171207-0018.html

Combination of El Niño and 2016 Ecuador Earthquake Likely Worsened Zika Outbreak. American Geophysical Union Press Release. October 12, 2017. https://news.agu.org/press-release/combination-of-el-nino-and-2016-ecuador-earthquake-likely-worsened-zika-outbreak/

Research Highlights Ideal Temperature for Spread of Mosquito-Borne Diseases. May 26, 2017
http://newswise.com/articles/upstate-medical-university-is-part-of-research-team-to-highlight-ideal-temperature-for-spread-of-mosquito-borne-diseases

Upstate study highlights key principles of a successful malaria elimination program:  http://upstateonline.info/static/Feb2-Feb92017/blog/story-2/index.html

Upstate awarded nearly $200K from National Science Foundation for Zika virus research: http://upstateonline.info/static/May19-May262016/blog/story-2/index.html

Seeking Zika: Where and when will Zika-carrying mosquitoes strike next? National Science Foundation News Release. February 18, 2016. https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=137712

Malaria outbreaks among ways Venezuelan crisis is straining Latin America’s health care systems
http://blogs.upstate.edu/healthlinkonair/2019/02/22/malaria-outbreaks-among-ways-venezuelan-crisis-is-straining-latin-americas-health-care-systems/

Using climate data to predict mosquito-borne diseases
http://blogs.upstate.edu/healthlinkonair/2018/09/14/using-climate-data-to-predict-mosquito-borne-diseases/

Research findings will help in the fight against dengue fever
http://blogs.upstate.edu/healthlinkonair/2014/01/08/research-findings-will-help-in-the-fight-against-dengue-fever/

Research aims to combat dengue, Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases
http://blogs.upstate.edu/healthlinkonair/2016/09/23/research-aims-to-combat-dengue-zika-and-other-mosquito-borne-diseases/

Disaster delivers unexpected, but possibly hopeful, lessons to researchers
http://blogs.upstate.edu/healthlinkonair/2016/09/23/disaster-delivers-unexpected-but-possibly-hopeful-lessons-to-researchers/

A new study of water borne diseases in southern coastal Ecuador.

In March 2014 we launched a new study to investigate environmental factors  associated with water-borne disease risk in coastal estuarine urban areas.  

See the video on the right for an interview aired on GamaTV, national television in Ecuador

See national newspaper press coverage in El Telegrafo.


International Workshop on Bioethics and Research Integrity
March 24-28, 2014 in Machala and Guayaquil, Ecuador
Partners: ESPOL, Universidad Tecnica de Machala, Ministry of Health, Hospital de Niños Dr. Roberto Gilbert Elizalde 
See local press coverage in the Diario Correo and the Diario Opinion
The aim of the international workshop was to present the Ministry of Health national legal framework for bioethics in research and to present the role of the recently formed National Bioethics Committee. Experts from SUNY Upstate presented basic concepts in bioethics in human subject research, the international regulatory framework for biomedical research and/or clinical trials, concepts in research integrity, research misconduct, and collaborative research.
El objetivo del Taller internacional fue presentar a los asistentes el marco legal nacional determinado por el Ministerio de Salud Publica, conocer sobre el rol del recientemente formado  Comité Nacional de Bioética,  los conceptos básicos de Bioética en la investigación con sujetos humanos, el marco regulatorio internacional para las investigaciones biomédicas y/o  pruebas clínicas, y temas relacionados sobre Integridad en la investigación en general, faltas de conducta en investigación, investigación colaborativa – problemas, autoría, evaluación por pares.
Medical Spanish immersion and dengue fever in Ecuador
Andrew Handel describes his experience in CEDEI's fantastic medical Spanish immersion program. He then conducted a study of physicians knowledge, attitude and practices associated with dengue during the summer of 2013:

"A trip to Ecuador this past June gave me the opportunity to explore my interests in pediatrics, infectious diseases research and international health. Under the guidance of Upstate’s Center for Global Health and Translational Science and Dr. Anna Stewart, I spent three weeks studying medical Spanish and investigating dengue fever."  [Read on...]

See the Centers for Interamerican Studies (CEDEI) website to learn more about Spanish immersion programs in Cuenca, Ecuador. 


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Research findings will help in the fight against dengue
Press associated with PLOS ONE publication: Dengue Vector Dynamics (Aedes aegypti) Influenced by Climate and Social Factors in Ecuador: Implications for Targeted Control

Stewart Ibarra’s team discovered that certain household risk factors, combined with changes in rainfall and minimum temperature, could be used to predict the presence and abundance of the mosquito that transmits dengue fever. See the full article and an interview with HealthLink On Air.
Press also picked up by Science Daily, Yahoo, CHANS-Net, IRI-Columbia University


Community perceptions of dengue 
In 2011, Syracuse University honors student Colin Shea spent several weeks with me in Ecuador to create a film about dengue fever in Machala, 1 year after the biggest epidemic on record.  He and his group did a great job capturing community perceptions of disease risk in this film, which the Ministry of Health continues to use in community outreach events.