New UF EPI study shows how bile acids in breast milk affect newborn gut health
UF EPI researcher has published the first study on the role of breastmilk bile acids, showing how they affect newborn gut health and the severity of norovirus infections.
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Pregnant? Your stress and trauma could impact your baby’s health
A growing body of evidence shows that maternal trauma can impact a child’s health. UF EPI member Connie Mulligan studies how violence and stress in mothers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) affect their newborn’s health.
UF EPI launches bird flu team to research H5N1 and assist Florida’s response
The UF Emerging Pathogens Institute has assembled a multidisciplinary working group to research a swiftly spreading bird flu strain and help prepare Florida’s response to potential outbreaks.
UF EPI lab develops insecticides while also helping honeybees
Daniel Swale works at the intersection of physiology and toxicology. Combining these two to create physiotoxicology, Swale's research both develops insecticides and enhances honeybees' immune systems.
Vibrio vulnificus in Florida: the flesh-eating bacteria you may have heard about
Vibrio vulnificus, sometimes known as flesh-eating bacteria, is often transmitted when someone with an open wound enters brackish water. The infection can lead to necrotizing fasciitis, a condition where the flesh around the wound dies.
Foodborne Chagas disease causes severe symptoms and may be more common than we think
Chagas disease affects muscles in the heart and gut. Transmission is usually associated with kissing bug bites, but experts warn foodborne transmission of Chagas also has a significant impact and often causes more severe symptoms.
EPI Research Day: ‘Team science’ drives breakthroughs in infectious disease
Global collaborations remain a recurring theme at EPI Research Day 2024, emphasizing their impact in driving breakthroughs in infectious diseases.
UF EPI member testing innovative tech to safely bring Mars samples home
A researcher at the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute partners with a tech company to study sterilization of samples received from Space.
Chronic wasting disease, fatal to deer, arrives in Florida
UF scientists keep communication channels open with deer farmers amid the detection of chronic wasting disease in Florida.
High COVID-19 viral exposure may reduce protection provided by vaccination and prior infection
New research reveals that intense COVID-19 viral exposure may diminish the shielding effects of vaccination and previous infection, resulting in “leaky” protection.
