Influenza affects the nose, throat and lungs, and spreads through coughs and sneezes. While most recover, some cases become serious. Flu shots, handwashing, masks and clean air help prevent infection ...

UF researchers independently target mosquitoes through insecticide innovation, disease mapping, and species identification.

Burkholderia bacteria cause serious diseases like melioidosis. UF researcher Dr. Apichai Tuanyok shares how they infect, evade and persist, and what can be done to stop them.

Most pathogens are harmless or even beneficial, but a few are truly terrifying. Here are some of the most frightening pathogens known to science, listed in no specific order.

Bats are large reservoirs for diseases, but they don't appear to get as sick as we do. University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine professor breaks down the secret to this immune system quirk...

Sequencing hundreds of Anopheles funestus mosquitoes provides new insights into the evolutionary patterns of this important human malaria-transmitting species.

Why have there been so many recent outbreaks of food-borne illnesses? Food-safety experts are increasingly concerned about pathogens such as Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria.

Scientists from the University of Florida, Texas A&M University, and the University of California have published an article proposing an official classification for the United States as a Chagas disease endemic country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that around 300,000 people in the United States are affected by

Ready to head back into the classroom? So are pathogens! See what this expert from UF EPI is saying to those heading back to school, from tiny tots to college students, to stay happy and healthy this ...

Florida has approximatley 25 to 30 ticks. Which ticks are in Florida? What diseases do ticks spread? And how do residents and visitors alike can stay safe when outdoors?

The World Health Organization issued an urgent call for action on Tuesday to prevent a repeat of an epidemic of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus that swept the globe two decades ago, as new outbreaks linked to the Indian Ocean region spread to Europe and other continents.

Professor of Infectious Diseases and Founding Director of the University of Florida’s Emerging Pathogens Institute; Gainesville; age 73

Scientists weigh the pros and cons of using artificial intelligence in epidemiological models to predict pandemics.

Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your summer vacation

A recent study reveals a new variant of an intestinal virus found in a daycare worker. The discovery was accidentally made due to a lab error, which initially led to the mistaken diagnosis of bacteria...

A new study by UF Emerging Pathogens Institute members suggests Florida has all the ingredients for local Chagas disease transmission, a latent but life-threatening disease that can cause organ failur...

Dengue, which was first reported as a travel case in Nepal in 2004, was initially confined to the lower plains but has spread to higher elevations. Large outbreaks in 2022 and 2023 (54,784 and 51,243 ...

University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute expert explains measles as U.S. outbreaks breach 1,000 cases for the second time this century.

BackgroundTorque teno sus virus 1 (TTSuV1), a member of the Anelloviridae family, is highly prevalent in swine populations and exhibits substantial genetic d...

Contact investigations are crucial for tuberculosis (TB) control, yet the temporal dynamics of disease progression among exposed contacts remain poorly understood. We conducted a retrospective cohort ...

The emerging crisis in eastern DR Congo and especially around the city of Goma, in the province of North Kivu, has worrying implications for cholera in the region. The area around Goma has been tumult...

Did you know Cordyceps, the fungus from the video game and TV show, "The Last of Us," is real? Can Cordyceps infect humans? Do fungi actually form a hive mind? But, most importantly, how much of The Last of Us can happen in real life? University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute member Dr. Nick Keiser sits with us for an episode of Pop Culture Dunker to tell us how much of The Last of Us is fact versus fiction. Let's stay connected. -------------------------------------------- Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UFEPI Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uf_epi/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emerging-pathogens-institute Follow us on X: https://x.com/UF_EPI #TheLastOfUs #Science #ScienceFacts #Cordyceps #Fungi #Fungus #UFEPI

The disease is spread by “kissing bugs.”

Social interactions are a driving force behind disease outbreaks in animal societies. As groups become more complex and build permanent nests, they ru…

We talked to experts about where the science is on risks to humans and how the virus is messing with the food supply.

Cryptosporidium parvum is a protozoan parasite that infects the intestinal tract, causing the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis. A common route of infection is drinking contaminated water or eating contaminated food. Victoria Karaluz is an undergraduate student at the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She studies within the department of molecular genetics and microbiology, working with EPI members Megan Stanifer and Steeve Boulant on intestinal infections. The research within the lab has found that certain pathogens, like the parasite Cryptosporidium parvum, are influenced by the lack of oxygen in the gut, also known as hypoxia. The parasite has been found to replicate more in a hypoxic environment. Let's stay connected. -------------------------------------------- Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UFEPI Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uf_epi/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emerging-pathogens-institute Follow us on X: https://x.com/UF_EPI #Hypoxia #Intestine #Virus #Parasite #Research #StudentResearch #EPIresearch #UFresearch #UFEPI #UF

Scientists say the world needs to learn more about H5N1 bird flu and how it spreads

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