Infectious Disease Content

Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak

Katherine E Kerlin — November 11, 2024 - 2:00am

A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals, only about a third of the seals normally expected here returned, �ٺ��Ƶ scientists and partners estimate. A study chronicles the 2023 outbreak.

New NSF Center for Pandemic Insights

Katherine E Kerlin — August 22, 2024 - 8:00am

�ٺ��Ƶ to lead NSF Center for Pandemic Insights with $18M in funding, blending expertise from across the U.S. and 4 �ٺ��Ƶ powerhouse schools and colleges.

�ٺ��Ƶ Researchers Awarded $28M to Combat Rift Valley Fever

Emily C Dooley — September 14, 2023 - 8:00am

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, One Health Institute, or OHI, have been awarded $28 million to lead a novel human vaccine trial against Rift Valley fever virus in Africa.

The project, funded by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, or CEPI, and the European Union’s Horizon Europe program, aims to work with partners in African countries affected by the virus to assess the safety and immune response of the vaccine in people most at risk.

Climate Change Experts List

Katherine E Kerlin — August 05, 2023 - 12:14pm

The interdisciplinary nature of the University of California, Davis, yields a deep bench of climate change experts who can discuss with reporters various aspects of climate change and the many facets of life it touches.

Find experts by category in the lists below:

Bat-Borne Sarbecoviruses Spilled Over in Southeast Asia Pre-Pandemic

Katherine E Kerlin — June 09, 2023 - 9:00am

A virus previously found only in bats was detected in the antibodies of people screened for exposure to sarbecoviruses between 2017 and 2020 in rural Myanmar in Southeast Asia, according to a study from the University of California, Davis and collaborators in Myanmar and Singapore. The work is published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Study Predicts Poor Survival Rates if Ebola Infects Endangered Mountain Gorillas

Katherine E Kerlin — April 12, 2023 - 1:26pm

If infected with the Ebola virus, less than 20 percent of Africa's endangered mountain gorillas would be expected to survive more than 100 days, finds a study from Smithsonian Institution, the �ٺ��Ƶ-based Gorilla Doctors and others.

Malaria Spike Linked to Amphibian Die-Off

Katherine E Kerlin — September 20, 2022 - 9:00am

A �ٺ��Ƶ study links an amphibian die-off in Costa Rica and Panama with a spike in malaria cases. The study demonstrates the importance of biodiversity to human health.

�ٺ��Ƶ Researchers Launch New COVID-19 Tracking Application

Amy M Quinton — April 08, 2020 - 11:00am

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a new web application that allows users to track COVID-19 cases and testing across the globe. The app offers a simple, intuitive way for users to track COVID-19 data at the country, state and county level.

Scientists Identify Bombali Ebolavirus in Bats in Guinea

Katherine E Kerlin — September 09, 2019 - 1:49pm

The sixth ebolavirus, Bombali virus, has been detected in insect-eating bats in Guinea. In addition to findings reported by researchers earlier this month, scientists from the University of California, Davis, detected the virus in Angolan free-tailed bats roosting inside people’s houses in Guéckedou and Kissidougou.

$9M to Preempt Zoonotic Spillover Threats, Protect Military and Local Communities

Katherine E Kerlin — February 19, 2019 - 10:40am

Predicting the emergence of highly pathogenic viruses in animals and preventing them from spilling over to humans is the goal of a multimillion-dollar cooperative agreement from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, with collaborating researchers at the University of California, Davis; the University of Idaho; and Plymouth University in England.