UF researchers call for close attention to flu viruses
More than 16 percent of Florida’s armadillos carry leprosy bacterium, scientists report
More than 16 percent of Florida’s armadillos carry leprosy bacterium, scientists report
More than 16 percent of Florida’s armadillos carry leprosy bacterium, scientists report Read More
One in 10 globally suffer from foodborne diseases, WHO study finds
December 3, 2015 -- GAINESVILLE, Fla. — One out of every 10 people worldwide suffer from foodborne diseases annually, and children and the poor suffer most, according to the findings of a World Health Organization task force headed by a University of Florida senior researcher. Read More
Foodborne Diseases
One in 10 globally suffer from foodborne diseases, WHO study finds Read More
The anthropologist will see you now
Kevin Bardosh isn’t like a lot of his co-workers at the University of Florida’s Emerging Pathogens Institute. Not only is he a qualitative social scientist in a sea of quantitative types, he’s also a long way from his home institution, the University of Edinburgh Read More
Study: With climate change, malaria risk in Africa shifts, grows
Disease model suggests cholera has become endemic in Haiti
New method may help detect avocado pathogen earlier
In this photo released by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, agricultural economist Edward “Gilly” Evans, left, and tropical fruit expert Jonathan Crane examine avocados in a research grove at UF’s Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. The pair helped write a paper on the potential economic impact of laurel wilt, a disease threatening Florida’s avocado crop. If the disease reaches Miami-Dade County, it could destroy half the crop and cost the state $27 million. (AP photo/University of Florida/IFAS/Thomas Wright) Read More
Biocontainment lab director visits EPI to give lecture on Ebola
How mosquitoes die matters for malaria control
October 23, 2015 -- Anopheles gambiae, AFPMB, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Read More
EPI director highlighted in oil spill relief success story
Scientists receive research grant to study climate change impacts on vector-borne diseases
Study identifies Nigerian strain of anthrax
September 14, 2015 -- GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new study has confirmed the presence of a unique, potentially vaccine-evasive strain of anthrax in central Nigeria. Read More
UF receives record $706.8 million in research funding in 2015
The University of Florida received $706.8 million in research awards last year, surpassing the previous record set in fiscal year 2014 by $5.1 million. Read More
UF researchers receive Gates Foundation grant to combat health threats in Haiti
Conditions such as cholera and malaria pose serious public health threats to Haiti’s population, and numerous programs have been put in place to help combat them. However, these public health efforts typically operate in disease-specific silos, potentially losing out on benefits that could be yielded from targeting multiple health threats at once. Read More
UF researchers develop machine to count dropped citrus, identify problem areas in groves
Gates Foundation grant to help UF researchers in Haiti
Water sample collection in Gressier, Haiti. (PHHP/UF) Read More
Meet Dr. Anthony Cannella
July 30, 2015 -- Dr. Anthony P. Cannella can be described as a triple threat. He serves as an attending physician, researcher and professor at the University of Florida. Read More
Caribbean Spiny Lobsters Create Safe Havens to Avoid Disease
Number of people sickened by toxin in barracuda and other tropical reef fish higher than previously reported
New study eases fears of airborne Ebola
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Fishermen, communities need more than healthy fish stocks
$2 million UF/IFAS study to focus on antibiotic resistance; $500,000 study on taste retention
April 20, 2015 -- GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida scientist will try to figure out how antibiotic-resistant microorganisms get into cattle. Another will study how to get tomatoes and strawberries to retain their flavors and last longer. Read More
UF researchers inform development of Ebola vaccine trials
The Disease Detectives
Cover of Gatorbytes issue featuring the Emerging Pathogens Institute. Read More
Deepwater Horizon catastrophe continues to plague Gulf Coast communities
UF launches digital book series to tell its best research stories
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Five Years Later
The The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Five Years Later: Lessons Learned from the Deepwater Disaster event took place at The Bob Graham Center for Public Service. (Photo: Amaury Sablon) Read More