UGA.Today: Infectious Diseases http://news.uga.edu/archive/category/Infectious Diseases UGA.Today release category feed en jbeckley@uga.edu Copyright 2013 2013-05-24T15:58:+00:00 2013-05-24T15:58:+00:00 UGA research finds sterilized dogs live longer http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-research-finds-sterilized-dogs-live-longer Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:20:09 GMT NIH awards $1.5 million to UGA researchers studying Legionnaires’ disease http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/nih-awards-15-million-to-uga-researchers-studying-legionnaires-disease Mon, 1 Apr 2013 13:07:40 GMT University of Georgia to host international symposium on One Health http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-to-host-international-symposium-on-one-health-022713 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:40:01 GMT CDC fungal meningitis investigator next up in Voices from the Vanguard Series http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/cdc-fungal-meningitis-investigator-next-up-in-voices-from-the-vanguard Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:06:48 GMT New rabies vaccine could reduce cost, risk http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/new-rabies-vaccine-could-reduce-cost-risk Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:38:58 GMT UGA awarded $1.1 million to speed detection of emerging flu strains http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-awarded-11-million-to-speed-detection-of-emerging-flu-strains Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:24:32 GMT Malaria expert to deliver Ritter lecture at UGA http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/malaria-expert-cowman-ritter-lecture-at-uga-011713 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:24:52 GMT Fighting sleep: UGA discovery may lead to new treatments for deadly sleeping sickness http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/fighting-sleep-uga-discovery-may-lead-to-new-treatments-for-deadly-sle Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:31:15 GMT AIDS expert to speak at ‘Voices from the Vanguard’ series http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/AIDS-expert-vanguard-series-011513 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:47:35 GMT Parasitic worms may help treat diseases associated with obesity http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/parasitic-worms-may-help-treat-diseases-associated-with-obesity Tue, 8 Jan 2013 13:41:46 GMT UGA researchers find algal ancestor is key to how deadly pathogens proliferate http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-researchers-find-algal-ancestor-is-key-to-how-deadly-pathogens-pro Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:48:55 GMT Sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at UGA-Gwinnett Campus http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/aids-memorial-quilt-at-uga-gwinnett-campus-112712 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:48:15 GMT Man’s best friend: Common canine virus may lead to new vaccines for deadly human diseases http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/man Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:57:26 GMT UGA researchers to develop new diagnostic test for deadly parasitic disease http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-researchers-to-develop-new-diagnostic-test Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:00:08 GMT Ecologists at UGA link evolution to the speed of rabies virus emergence in new bat species http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/evolution-linked-to-the-speed-of-rabies-virus-in-new-bat-species-112012 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:05:33 GMT UGA partners with Emory, Georgia Tech and CDC Foundation on malaria research center http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-partners-with-emory-georgia-tech-and-cdc-foundation-on-malaria-res Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:42:53 GMT People with natural immunity to HIV may serve as basis for new vaccine http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/people-with-natural-immunity-to-hiv-may-serve-as-basis-for-new-vaccine Thu, 8 Nov 2012 18:22:12 GMT Tamiflu doesn’t offer relief promised, says UGA study http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/tamiflu-doesnt-offer-relief-promised-says-uga-study Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:29:31 GMT Growing “braaains”: New UGA seminar uses zombies to teach about infectious diseases http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/growing-braaains-new-uga-seminar-uses-zombies-to-teach-about-infectiou Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:29:39 GMT UGA researcher honored for life sciences research http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/colley-honored-for-life-sciences-research-072012 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:22:49 GMT Overuse of deworming drugs led to widespread resistance among parasites http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/overuse-of-deworming-drugs-led-to-widespread-resistance-among-parasites Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:57:30 GMT UGA study may lead to more effective rabies control strategies http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-study-may-lead-to-more-effective-rabies-control-strategies Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:25:10 GMT UGA researcher developing new vaccine to fight resurging mumps virus http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/resurging-mumps-virus-vaccine-development-061312 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:01:27 GMT UGA researcher receives NSF CAREER Award to study evolution of cellular signaling http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-researcher-receives-nsf-career-award-to-study-evolution-of-cellular-sig Tue, 5 Jun 2012 13:43:39 GMT Hitting parasites where they hurt: New research shows promise in the fight against toxoplasmosis http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/fight-against-toxoplasmosis-051812 Fri, 18 May 2012 18:33:58 GMT Hitting snooze on the molecular clock: Rabies evolves slower in hibernating bats http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/rabies-evolves-slower-in-hibernating-bats-051812 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:16:43 GMT Malaria discoveries could pave way for new therapies http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/malaria-discoveries-could-pave-way-for-new-therapies Thu, 10 May 2012 12:04:49 GMT UGA researcher receives $2.82 million grant to track tuberculosis transmissions in Africa http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/tuberculosis-transmissions-in-africa Tue, 1 May 2012 12:01:36 GMT Black flies may have a purpose after all http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/black-flies-may-have-a-purpose-after-all Mon, 9 Apr 2012 14:35:38 GMT UGA Voices lecture series concludes with wildlife’s role in health pandemics http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/voices-lecture-concludes-with-wildlife040612 Fri, 6 Apr 2012 13:52:16 GMT One Health mini-symposium to focus on climate change, infectious disease http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/one-health-mini-symposium-to-focus-on-climate-change-infectious-disease Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:30:45 GMT African meningitis enemy is next UGA Voices lecturer http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/african-meningitis-enemy-is-next-uga-voices-lecturer Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:02:11 GMT UGA animal vaccine may slow deadly spread of Chagas disease http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-animal-vaccine-may-slow-deadly-spread-of-chagas-disease Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:54:02 GMT Leading cause of blindness topic of next UGA Voices Lecture http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/leading-cause-of-blindness-topic-of-next-uga-voices-lecture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:58:55 GMT Study offers new information for flu fight http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/study-offers-new-information-for-flu-fight Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:36:42 GMT CDC’s Tauxe to kick off 2012 global diseases lecture series http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/cdcs-tauxe-to-kick-off-2012-global-diseases-lecture-series Mon, 9 Jan 2012 21:23:36 GMT UGA scientists ‘hijack’ bacterial immune system http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-scientists-hijack-bacterial-immune-system Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:23:32 GMT UGA experts available to speak on 2011-2012 flu season http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-experts-available-to-speak-on-2011-2012-flu-season Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:04:34 GMT Good health, flu shots featured at annual Dawgtoberfest http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/good-health-flu-shots-featured-at-annual-dawgtoberfest Thu, 6 Oct 2011 19:07:16 GMT College of Public Health to offer Ph.D. In epidemiology http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/college-of-public-health-to-offer-ph.d.-in-epidemiology Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:30:47 GMT Symposium to address health care concerns – U.S. And Israel http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/symposium-to-address-health-care-concerns-u.s.-and-israel Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:00:35 GMT UGA researchers use gold nanoparticles to diagnose flu in minutes http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-researchers-use-gold-nanoparticles-to-diagnose-flu-in-minutes Sat, 6 Aug 2011 17:25:48 GMT UGA study links land use with spread of West Nile virus http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-study-links-land-use-with-spread-of-west-nile-virus Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:08:33 GMT College of Veterinary Medicine to receive grant to study interventional vaccine for Rabies Virus http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/college-of-veterinary-medicine-to-receive-grant-to-study-interventiona Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:39:52 GMT New UGA technology makes textiles permanently germ-free http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/germ-free-textiles Thu, 7 Jul 2011 19:20:09 GMT UGA researchers discover potential new mechanisms of drug resistance in Toxoplasma http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-discover-potential-drug-resistance-toxoplasma1 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:02:06 GMT UGA Research Foundation receives $1.6 million to develop disease-resistant livestock http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-research-foundation-1.6-million-resistant-livestock Thu, 26 May 2011 15:17:11 GMT UGA researchers discover role of cell-division “master organizer” in disease-cause http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/role-of-cell-division-in-disease-causing-parasite Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:32:06 GMT UGA lecture series kicks off with intestinal infection expert http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/lecture-series-kick-off-intestinal-infection-expert Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:44:12 GMT UGA researchers develop rapid diagnostic test for common type of pneumonia http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-researchers-develop-rapid-diagnostic-test-for-common-type-of-pneumonia Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:05:21 GMT