UF team receives CDC grant to improve modeling of infectious disease outbreaks
The team will develop a rigorous outbreak surveillance and detection system that could help public health officials contain outbreaks at their source.
The team will develop a rigorous outbreak surveillance and detection system that could help public health officials contain outbreaks at their source.
Nine faculty members were awarded tenure and/or promotion from the University of Florida for the 2021-22 cycle.
Dr. Ira Longini offers insight on the future of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reconstructing the early unnoticed spread of COVID-19 offers important insights to help countries prepare for future outbreaks.
A clinical trial is underway to determine if mosquitoes that harbor an infection-blocking bacteria can help break the transmission cycle of certain viral diseases to people.
Dr. Ira Longini and other WHO researchers offer guidance on approaches to track, understand and mitigate COVID-19 virus variants.
Patients with a vitamin D deficiency were four times more likely to be COVID-19 positive than those with a sufficient amount of the crucial vitamin, a unique UF data study finds.
While children are less susceptible to COVID-19, when they do become infected they can be nearly 60% more likely than adults over 60 to infect exposed family members.
The college has selected 13 honorees for its Outstanding Alumni awards.
Infectious disease modeler and biostatistician Ira Longini is applying decades of experience to help design and analyze clinical trials to identify a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine.