Florida is one of the 49 of 50 U.S. states with local rabies transmission. Rabies is an acute viral infection that is transmitted to humans by a bite or by exposure of broken skin to an infected animal's saliva. Human cases of rabies in the U.S. is rare. Recently, more cases of human rabies have been linked to bats and raccoons than the previous reservoir, dogs.
'Tis the season for joy, travel and ... germs. Don’t let sickness steal your holiday cheer. In no particular order, here are ten tips to protect yourself and your loved ones — pets and plants included — from the season’s biggest health hazards.
Bats are large reservoirs for diseases, but they don't appear to get as sick as we do. University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine professor breaks down the secret to this immune system quirk.
University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine assistant scientist Jeff Gruntmeir, Ph.D., won first place in the early-stage investigator poster competition at EPI Research Day 2024.
More pets may be getting sick from their owners than scientist have previously known. Reverse zoonoses are infectious diseases that jump from humans to animals.
UF medical geographer Sadie Ryan contributes to a global consortium's effort to determine whether city-dwelling or wild mammals carry more viruses capable of making people ill.
UF medical geographer Sadie Ryan makes the case that we need to better study human-to-wildlife viral transmission factors to better understand "spillback" events. How do we know when spillback will threaten species conservation — or fuel the next pandemic?
From land to sea, EPI’s Research Day keynote talks featured recent leaps in pathogen research affecting people and the aquatic animal source foods we consume.
A UF professor contributes to studies exploring the power and limitations of tools to predict the next wildlife pathogen capable of seeding a pandemic.
UF researchers report an uncommon instance of a past infection in an adult by a dog coronavirus strain that also contained genetic features of a cat coronavirus.
