Disease Surveillance

September 2, 2026 Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Symposium The EPI gathered Hansen's disease (leprosy) experts to lead discussions on the public health implications and response to the disease. The number of…

Four experts from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute gathered to address the 2026 Ebola outbreak, drawing on lessons from previous outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and examining it at a more microscopic level to understand how it operates.

A recent study reveals a new variant of an intestinal virus found in a daycare worker. The discovery was accidentally made due to a lab error, which initially led to the mistaken diagnosis of bacterial meningitis.

A new study by UF Emerging Pathogens Institute members suggests Florida has all the ingredients for local Chagas disease transmission, a latent but life-threatening disease that can cause organ failure.

The UF Emerging Pathogens Institute becomes the newest addition to the Global Virus Network, an international coalition of eminent human and animal virologists

Florida typically sees increased dengue transmission compared to other states in the U.S. Female mosquitoes transmit this most common mosquito-borne disease in tropical and subtropical regions across the globe.

University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute expert explains measles as U.S. outbreaks breach 1,000 cases for the second time this century.

University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute assistant scientist Jeff Gruntmeir, Ph.D., won first place in the early-stage investigator poster competition at EPI Research Day 2025.

Sebastian Botero-Cañola, Ph.D., a postdoctoral associate at the UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, won first place in the postdoctoral poster competition at EPI Research Day 2025.

UF College of Public Health and Health Professions Ph.D. candidate Scott Cohen won first place in the pre-doctoral poster competition at EPI Research Day 2025.