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Prediction of West Nile Positive Mosquito Pools with Pollution Incorporation

Organization(s):Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) GLOBE v-School
Country:United States of America
Student(s):Sarah Jano, Ayla Sumer, Gabrielle Longman
Grade Level:Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)
GLOBE Educator(s):Cassie Soeffing
Contributors:Dr. Rusty Low, IGES, scientist Peder Nelson, OSU, sme Dr. Erika Podest, NASA JPL, scientist Andrew Clark, IGES, EO Researcher and Data Analyst
Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report, Mission Mosquito Report
Protocols:Earth As a System, Mosquitoes
Presentation Video: View Video
Presentation Poster: View Document
Language(s):English
Date Submitted:01/25/2023
West Nile Virus is a significant issue in much of the world and this disease is primarily transmitted through Culex Mosquitoes. Many people are uninformed on how pollution affects mosquito density and outbreak likelihood in a region. Our group sought to study how air pollution and air temperature affect mosquito density and inform the public of mosquito prediction based on these two variables. Our proposed method is to construct a prediction model that relies on pollution data to predict the density of West Nile Vectors, specifically Culex Mosquitoes. We aim to understand how pollution affects mosquito density and focus on how we can inform the public on vector density based on pollution data. Our goals are to accurately predict the density of West Nile Vectors based on temperature and air quality levels and temperature. We will focus our research on Dallas County, Texas and utilize Air Quality Index Data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Arbovirus Weekly Activity Reports From Texas Department of State Health Services.


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