Tag: Infectious Diseases
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UGA researchers unlocking the secrets of cross-species rabies transmission
Like most infectious diseases, rabies can attack several species. However, which species are going to…
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UGA researcher awarded $3 million for schistosomiasis research in Kenya
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health has…
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UGA researchers use patented SERS technique to rapidly, accurately detect rotavirus strains
Using nanotechnology and a patented signal enhancing technique developed at the University of Georgia, UGA…
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Malaria battle headway topic of next Voices from the Vanguard lecture
Progress in the fight against malaria will be the topic of the next “Global Diseases:…
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Penn, UGA collaboration awarded $14.6 million to expand pathogen database
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Georgia have been awarded a…
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New model may help scientists better predict and prevent influenza outbreaks
A new study by an international team of researchers, led by assistant professor Andrew W.…
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World experts gather for UGA flu conference
In an effort to address the ongoing H1N1 pandemic and to prepare against future ones,…
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College of Veterinary Medicine hires GRA Distinguished Investigator
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine has hired a distinguished immunobiologist as part…
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UGA College of Public Health to hold community forum on influenza virus
In an effort to engage the Athens community as a partner in prevention, the University…
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UGA experts available to offer commentary on the H1N1 virus
The University of Georgia, one of six National Institutes of Health Regional Centers of Excellence…
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NIH grant will strengthen fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis at UGA
Christopher Whalen, professor of epidemiology in the University of Georgia College of Public Health, will…
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UGA Health Center recognizes Sexual Responsibility Week
The University of Georgia Health Center is presenting a series of activities to promote Sexual…
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UGA and CDC collaborate to address human infectious diseas threats
The University of Georgia and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have launched a…
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UGA Research Foundation receives $18.7 millon Gates Foundation grant
The University of Georgia Research Foundation has received a five-year, $18.7 million grant from the…
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Study reveals gap in HIV testing knowledge
Most college students understand how they can prevent the transmission of HIV but are less…
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Research identifies method for testing efficacy of Chagas’ disesase treatments
Now, new research just published by scientists at the University of Georgia has identified for…
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UGA students fighting the spread of HIV with mobile media
A unique project by students of the University of Georgia’s New Media Institute (NMI) may…
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UGA establishes new Faculty of Inectious Diseases to target threats to animal and human health
The University of Georgia has established a new multidisciplinary Faculty of Infectious Diseases to address…
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Emerging infectious diseases are ont he rise: Next target “hotspot” predicted
It’s not just your imagination. Providing the first-ever definitive proof, a team of scientists has…
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New genetic model could help scientists understand aspects of parasite
The word Apicomplexa may be unfamiliar to most people. But the parasites it describes are…
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New class of drug offers hope to treatment-resistant AIDS patients
For the estimated millions of AIDS patients worldwide who are resistant or are developing resistance…
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UGA researchers discovers how human body fights off African parasite
Now, a team of researchers led by biochemists at the University of Georgia propose that…
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UGA and Emory to establish Center for Excellence in Influenza Research and Surveillance
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Georgia a $7.4 million contract…
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UGA study underscores importance of rapid response in curtailing disease outbreaks
A new University of Georgia study suggests that rapid detection combined with aggressive education can…
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