How to keep avocados from getting toasted
University of Florida researchers offer up “lessons learned” after laurel wilt disease threatened the Sunshine State’s avocado industry.
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DeLene Beeland
Medical and Science Writer
DeLene Beeland is a medical and science writer who has produced news for the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute since 2019.
Tick surveillance key to tracking emerging disease babesiosis
UF veterinary parasitologist Jeff Gruntmeir shares expertise on babesiosis, an emerging disease spread by ticks.
Bird flu is spreading: Here’s what you should know about avian influenza, H5N1
UF microbiologist and virus expert John Lednicky, Ph.D., shares his perspective on the current avian influenza, or bird flu, outbreak in the U.S.
COVID vaccines effective against Omicron, say UF biostatisticians
UF biostatisticians confirm in a recent meta-analysis that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and getting a booster or two is the best way to protect against severe outcomes.
Extensively drug-resistant Shigella infections are increasing. Here’s what you need to know.
A UF researcher with expertise in infectious bacteria offers commentary and perspective on extensively drug-resistant Shigella infections following a recent CDC warning.
Zika epidemic likely suppressed dengue in Latin America
This is a digitally colorized transmission electron microscopic image of Zika virus, which is a member of the family, Flaviviridae. Virus particles, colored blue, are 40nm in diameter, with an outer envelope, and an inner dense core. New findings published today in Nature Communications show that the Zika…
