Infectious Disease Epidemiology
The Infectious Disease Epidemiology group of Quirine ten Bosch aims to improve the quality of life by managing infectious diseases in populations of livestock, wild animals, and humans. The emphasis is on the transmission of infectious diseases within and between groups of animals and on factors that influence that transmission.
Our research
The research of the group focuses on the development of transmission models for infectious agents in livestock, wild animals, companion animals, and humans in which knowledge from theoretical biology, veterinary science, animal science, epidemiology, ecology, mathematics and statistics are integrated. Such models are supported with data from laboratory and field studies.
Education
Our education
Infectious Disease Epidemiology is involved in all three levels of education: BSc, MSc and PhD. We participate in the MSc specialisations 'Global and sustainable Production' and Adaptation, Health and Behaviour'. In adition, it is possible to perform a thesis or internship at our group.
Publications & Projects
Understanding mechanisms of transmission and infectious disease management in animals are the two main motivations of our work and play a role in each of our research projects. We publish the outcome of these projects in scientific journals, professional journals, scientific and popular books, and proceedings.
Highlighted publications
Chair Holder
Quirine ten Bosch is chair of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology group. She is an infectious disease epidemiologist with a special interest in disease transmission at the human-animal interface. During her research, Ten Bosch aims to unravel the complexities of vector-mediated arbovirus transmission using data-driven statistical and mathematical modeling approaches. She translates gained insights towards pragmatic tools for public health authorities.
prof.dr. QA (Quirine) ten Bosch
Chairholder
