Bird flu and Thanksgiving: Is turkey still on the table?
Dr. Benjamin Anderson discusses avian influenza with WebMD.
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Infectious Disease
Exotic virus discovered in Florida rodent with human ‘spillover’ risk
Newsweek reports on a virus discovery by Emily DeRuyter and John Lednicky.
UF scientists discover first jeilongvirus in the U.S., thanks to a cat
A mouse caught by a cat named Pepper leads to the discovery of the first jeilongvirus found in the U.S.
Florida kids aren’t getting their flu vaccines, CDC data shows
Dr. Matt Hitchings talks with WMFE, Orlando's NPR station
UF experts join with partners at UNC and Johns Hopkins in creation of CDC-funded center for outbreak forecasting
Two University of Florida infectious disease experts are part of a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded outbreak analytics and disease modeling network that is designed to help the nation respond more quickly and effectively during public health emergencies.
UF expert answers questions about the newly approved RSV vaccine
Dr. Cindy Prins answers common questions about RSV and the new vaccine.
Greater public health response needed to limit monkeypox’s evolution, experts say
The longer the virus is circulating before cases reach a point when authorities act, the greater the opportunity the virus has to acquire mutations, the authors write.
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.
Clinicians may now be able to tell COVID-19 from seasonal flu with fast turnaround
An interdisciplinary team has developed a game-changing diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 that is fast, reliable, low-cost and capable of differentiating between COVID-19 and influenza.
