Katie McNamara, dispatch from the field
McNamara reflects on her year of field research in Loja, Ecuador.
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One Health
Reducing the burden of cholera around the world
Soung Iballa Francklin Brice, a Ph.D. candidate in Public Health, One Health, aims to reduce the burden of cholera around the world.
Cats and dogs more susceptible to human illnesses than scientists thought
Dr. Benjamin Anderson discusses reverse zoonoses with Newsweek
Clean water for all
One Health student Christy Craig is interested in understanding biological, chemical and physical stresses in order to improve the lives of all people.
Coronavirus ‘spillovers’ more frequent than thought
Researchers have detected past instances of people becoming infected with a type of coronavirus that was thought only to be found in pigs.
UF and Kenyan university students partner to explore One Health issues
A group of UF graduate students recently conducted field work in Kenya, working alongside students of Great Lakes University of Kisumu, as part of UF’s One Health certificate program.
UF study highlights human to animal disease threats
Examples included people infecting their pets with the bacterium methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, and farmers transmitting the H1N1 influenza virus to livestock.
UF receives grant to address zoonotic diseases in Mongolia
In a new project led by Dr. Gregory Gray, UF will partner with Mongolian agencies to train multidisciplinary teams to develop zoonotic disease prevention and control techniques.
UF master’s student joins Yale research team in first Everglades mosquito study
Mary Leigh Morris, a student in the department of environmental and global health, helped conduct the first systematic study of the Everglades’ mosquitoes.
One Health program launches
The department of environmental and global health now offers a One Health concentration in its public health doctoral program. It is the first One Health academic program of its kind. One Health seeks to involve human, animal and environmental health experts in public health problem solving.
