Mathematics Colloquium

Department of Mathematics

University of Nebraska at Omaha

WHEN:
Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at 2:30 PM

WHERE:
Durham Science Center, Room 256

WHAT:

Dr. Alexander Kasiyanov

Exypnos Research Institute, Omaha, NE

will give a talk on

Agroterrorism in the U.S.: Security Challenge for the 21st Century

ABSTRACT:
Recent events of war and terrorist attacks have produced an increasing awareness of potential agroterrorism in the United States. Agriculture is one of the easiest sectors of the U.S. economy to disrupt, and its disruption could have catastrophic consequences for the economy. A number of different animal pathogens could cause loss of production or the death of livestock. An act of agroterrorism that does not result in the destruction of the food supply industry could have a psychological impact on people. This presentation gives an overview of dangerous diseases and practical mathematical applications for the prediction of disease distribution between humans and livestock.

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